Nature

Cricket Insect Statistics, Facts, and Analysis

I gathered some statistics about crickets from 11 different sources.

  • They weigh about half a gram.
  • They live about 9 weeks.
  • They are 62% protein.
  • They live at 55 degree latitudes or less.

Here is an infographic:

 

They can regrow limbs and jump 3 feet.

The insect protein market was $1 billion per year in 2019 and people eat crickets.

They eat more than 33 kind of foods as omnivores.

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