European Field Cricket

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Gryllus campestris

European Field Cricket, a reference photo
Photo: Roberto Zanon · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Gryllus campestris, the European field cricket or simply the field cricket in the British Isles, is the type species of crickets in its genus and tribe Gryllini. These flightless dark colored insects are comparatively large; the males range from 19 to 23 mm and the females from 17 to 22 mm.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of European Field Cricket being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Family
Gryllidae
Genus
Gryllus
Species
Gryllus campestris

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