Crickets, family Gryllidae also known as "true cricket" are insects somewhat related to grasshoppers, and part of the Ensifera, a broad grouping which includes many insects more loosely known as
crickets, such as the katydids or bush crickets and Weta (families .
The Gryllidae have somewhat flattened bodies and long antennae. There are more than 900 species of crickets. They are mainly nocturnal.
Cricket are collected for food in parts of Asia. A Talking Cricket features in Carlo Collodi's 1883 children's book, The Adventures of Pinocchio.