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Worldwide there approximately 1,200 species of crickets. Some species have wings while others are wingless. Many crickets are well known for the “songs” they make (see “Biology”), and each species has a characteristic song. Some common North American species include: tree crickets (genus Oecanthus); the jumping bush crickets (Orocharis salator); the house cricket (Acheta domesticus), field crickets (Gryllus species) and camel crickets (Ceuthophilus and Tachycines species).