crickets

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We here in the Lone Star State know that crickets are everywhere. But just how bad have then been lately?

You know the cricket problem is getting out of hand when you do not even have to leave your home, and yet you see them everywhere you look.

An unexpected visitor on the set gave some Dallas, Texas anchors something to talk about besides the weather.

The Spider Cricket has hatched.

These photos from our listeners clearly show the crickets are taking over in Temple,  Killeen and the rest of Central Texas!

It's cricket mating season in Central Texas, which means at any given moment, you might hear the dull roar of "chirp chirps" or even come across thousands at a time when you go to your local gas station. That's what happened to me. I fought all my urges to run away screaming (I hate insects) so I could get some footage of these guys at the peak of their mating season...