A cricket is an insect.
Insects have three main body parts, six legs and antennae.
A cricket has two pair of legs that it can walk with and the last pair are longer for jumping. Unlike it's cousin the grasshopper, it tends to be dark brown or black. Crickets also tend to be more active at night although may be seen during the day. Some males like to call from burrows which they defend, while other males and females move from one place to another. One way to identify the sex of a cricket is to look for a long structure coming out of the tail.