Teleogryllus commodus, commonly known as the black field cricket, is a cricket species native to Australia. They are significant pests to most plants in Australia and New Zealand.
T. commodus belongs to the order Orthoptera, the family Gryllidae which are characterised by wings that are folded on the side of the body, chewing mouthparts and long, thin antennae.
T. commodus has the ability to learn via the recognition of rewards. They are also capable of odour recognition and thus can be taught via odour pairing.
This post is part of the Saturday Critters meme
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