• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

• Grasshoppers, Crickets, and (Katydids Order Orthoptera)

• Katydids, Crickets, and Allies (Suborder Ensifera)

• Crickets (Infraorder Gryllidea)

• True Crickets and Allies (Superfamily Grylloidea)

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Superfamily Grylloidea comprises the true crickets, one of the most familiar groups of insects within the order Orthoptera. This superfamily includes field crickets, tree crickets, mole crickets, and their relatives, with thousands of species distributed worldwide in habitats ranging from forests and grasslands to deserts, caves, wetlands, and human-modified environments. Grylloids are typically characterized by long antennae, powerful hind legs adapted for jumping, and the ability of males to produce distinctive songs by rubbing specialized structures on their forewings together, a process known as stridulation. These calls are used primarily to attract mates and establish territories. Most crickets are nocturnal and feed on a wide variety of plant material, fungi, seeds, decaying organic matter, and small invertebrates.