What Do Crickets Eat  What do crickets eat? The diet of the
cricket is very versatile and varies just slightly depending on
the type of cricket. Many people confuse crickets with
grasshoppers because they have similar legs and jump around in
the grass. However, grasshoppers and crickets are very different
critters and eat different things.   The field cricket is the
critter that people mainly think of when hearing the word
"cricket". Just like grasshopers, field crickets eat grass and
other plant matter. Field crickets will also eat harder plant
materials such as seeds. Another favorite food of field crickets
is fruit.  Crickets are omnivorous scavengers. This means that
they not only eat plants, but also dead insects and animals. You
might even notice some crickets munching on a road kill as you
walk by it. Crickets are also known to eat dead bugs that are
lying on the ground, and even dead crickets.   Crickets are not
only scavengers. They are hunters too. Like humans, crickets
have a very versatile diet. C