On Mon, 26 Jul 1999, J.A. Drew Diaz wrote:

> > Praying mantis is what you need. They eat the crickets.
> >
> > ][<en
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> If Terry Gross is to be believed, today, so do POWS
>
> DD
>

well, cavers call crickets "chert chicken"   ;)
and the difference between caves and you all's basements
is that in caves, the crickets are on the walls and "ceilings"
and where you might have hundreds, I've seen them in the thousands

and when your light disturbs them, they drop.......