If this happens, the two may mate. Eventually the sperm are taken into the female's body and stored. Eggs hatch into nymphs, which are miniature forms of the adults except that they lack mature wings. In addition, the cricket has motor parts. A cricket can independently move the head, all five mouthparts, antennae, legs, wings and cerci.
Sound production occurs when a scraper on one wing is rubbed against a file on the other wing.
When this happens, the wings are elevated to form an amplification chamber to increase the amplitude of the sound. Note that while some figures depict a grasshopper, the structures on the cricket are identical. Be certain that you can distinguish a male from a female cricket. A. Make observations of the male cricket. Observe how it uses its sensory organs and motor parts.