A "cricket" is an insect, but it also may be a footstool. The cricket (footstool) was usually no more than 12 inches high. It was used as a seat for very young children in school or as a foot rest.

Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon Chantajohn learned from her grandfather which insects were best to eat. Captivated by his stories of surviving on bugs during his military ...

She’s not averse to grabbing some grub. Most people would balk at finding a bug in their food; however, one South African woman likes adorning her dishes with an array of creepy crawlies straight out ...

DEAR FRED: Based on the description and the photo you sent, the cricket you found is commonly called a Jerusalem cricket, also known as a potato bug, and native to the Western U.S. and Mexico. Its ...

KISUMU, Kenya, Sept 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It used to be that two sorts of people in this part of western Kenya ate crickets: the hungry, and singers who believed consuming the chirping ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Growing up in Mexico City, it was common for Jose Avila to snack on the edible bugs at the markets around town with his grandma and mom after school. So, the ...

One Canadian mom is touting the benefits of consuming bugs. She's even raising her baby on a diet that includes crickets. "I'm a food writer and will try anything at least once, including eating bugs, ...

Most chefs work with butter, herbs and maybe a little spice. Alexandra Lambert works with crickets — and loves every minute of it. As an entomologist at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Lambert ...

With a one-of-a-kind museum specimen, researchers recreated the chirp of ancient cricket relatives that droned alongside the dinosaurs. By Jack Tamisiea Whether it’s a cicada’s earsplitting drone, a ...