JERICHO, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Homeowners will tell you, if you haven't seen a camel cricket before -- be prepared to be grossed out. Even professionals get squeamish. Now, is the time of year the ...

While annual nuisances such as stink bugs and ladybugs have started to nestle away, more recent invaders to the region — camel crickets — have made themselves right at home. If you live in a house ...

Asian greenhouse camel crickets are now common in homes across the eastern United States, but this invasive species is not a danger to people, a new study reveals. "The good news is that camel ...

There are crickets. And then there are camel crickets. Some people call them spider crickets. No matter the name, they are bigger and, to some, creepier than your standard-issue cricket. And bug ...

Common types of crickets found in homes in the D.C. area include the black field cricket and the cave or camel cricket. (WTOP/Ginger Whitaker) WASHINGTON — With summer gone, male crickets will turn ...

WASHINGTON — They look like scary spiders, live in the dark and can jump more than a foot with each hop. Plus, they scare the heck out of people who are squeamish about bugs. "They're a menace to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Mid-day yesterday I got a text message from a ...

The pest goes by many names. I have a friend who calls them mutant spiders. The exterminator at my neighbor's house calls them criders. The bug is also called spider cricket, spricket, cave cricket ...

Three species of non-photosynthetic plants rely mainly on camel crickets to disperse their seeds. Three species of non-photosynthetic plants rely mainly on camel crickets to disperse their seeds, ...