If a cricket appears in the house, carefully study the article and you will know what the sign warns about in your case. Many people believe that the sign has a positive meaning. But sometimes the appearance of this insect in the house carries a negative and even threatening meaning. To prepare for both good and bad events, you should know the beliefs. In addition, it is important to understand that killing a cricket is prohibited. This can bring great misfortune to the house. And if you follow the advice, the life of your household will be calm and happy.
Why did the cricket start - the meaning of the sign
There are many signs of why there is a cricket in the house. In Rus', visiting a grasshopper was considered a good sign. In addition, crickets were equated to meteorologists and the weather was checked against their appearance. Superstitions also say that a visit from an insect can be interpreted as a warning of danger.
If a cricket has settled in the house, signs can have positive and negative meanings. Slavic folklore says that the grasshopper helps to bring comfort and warmth into the house. It's nice to be in such a house. But if the insect is too active, you should pay attention to what it is trying to warn about. Perhaps this is a harbinger of a future dark streak.
Signs about black grasshoppers
Black grasshoppers are often called crickets because they are quite similar to each other. It is considered a rare occurrence for a cricket to get into an apartment, but if it flies there, then for some reason it is difficult to find it. The insect whistles its songs while the owners of the home look for it in the corners, armed with a slipper just in case. Popular superstitions say that this is in vain. A cricket caught in the walls of a house “tells” only good things.
Attention! The insect is considered a symbol of good luck, which is why some superstitious people deliberately catch it and keep it at home in a box or even a small terrarium.
The cricket is credited with many other good qualities - family well-being, financial stability, coziness and comfort. He is called the keeper of the house. Therefore, there is no need to hunt him and get rid of him using cruel measures. Of course, esotericists do not force people to keep a cricket at home against their will. It should be found, carefully caught and taken away from the house.
Crickets are guardians of the house; you cannot kill them, but you can carefully catch them and take them out
Interpretation by type of cricket
Signs about crickets are often associated with the color of this insect. In nature, there are many different types of insects with different colors. There may be black, brown, green or even white cricket.
- Black insect. There is a whole legend about how it appeared. According to her, the cricket was so funny that one day, laughing at another joke of his mosquito friend, he fell into the fire. And it burned, becoming like a piece of coal. Black grasshoppers are found in people's homes more often than others. They love comfort and hide in buildings at the slightest drop in temperature. If such a neighbor has settled in your house, expect financial prosperity. He warns about the benefits that he will do something unexpected and will remain in this house for many years. The longer the black grasshopper lives, the better for your well-being.
- Brown. If you see a cricket of this color, beware of an impending illness.
- Green. The emergence of hope for a bright future.
- White cricket. Will give long-awaited love.
Listen to the crickets singing loudly late at night and wait for good news.
If…
Locusts appeared in the house
About two hundred years ago, her appearance in a home caused panic: it meant hunger and misfortune. It is now believed that locusts bring all sorts of financial troubles.
A grasshopper flew into the room at work
If the grasshopper does not leave you even at work, expect additional income:
- for the head of the company, his appearance will bring an unexpected contract;
- the employee will be given a bonus;
- a simple courier will receive a tip.
Sometimes the insect prophesies a business trip, often a vacation at the expense of the company.
The appearance of a grasshopper to the people can mean changes in the team, an increase or decrease in status.
Jumped in the car
A grasshopper interested in a “wheelbarrow” will give its owner good luck for the whole day. And, like a talisman for every traveler, it will protect against breakdowns, accidents, congestion...
Some people believe that he can even ward off traffic cops, but this is certainly superstition. Everyone knows that only a bribe can save you from this misfortune.
Grasshoppers chirp in the evening
Their songs foretell good weather: the next day will be clear and sunny, no rain is expected.
The Japanese learned to use these insects as a cheap alarm: when a person approached, the insects immediately fell silent.
We saw a large and green grasshopper on the street
Don't be scared, you're still bigger. An insect on the pavement is a rare sight; they are usually hidden in the grass or bushes.
Since ancient times, it has been believed that it patronizes travelers, and people who meet a grasshopper on the road can stop worrying - their journey will be calm and easy.
Where exactly did the cricket start?
Where exactly you were able to see a cricket has sacred significance:
- In the house. The grasshopper can settle not only in a residential building, but also in a garage, but prefers to live closer to people. This insect hides as soon as summer ends and it gets cold. It brings benefits, protecting the house from parasites, giving prosperity, harmony, and good luck. Family troubles and problems will not appear. If a grasshopper sits in the kitchen, you will soon become rich. When a sick person lives in the house, the disease will recede. For young people, a grasshopper in bed promises a whirlwind romance.
- In the apartment. Most often, the insect can settle on the balcony. When a grasshopper visits an apartment where unmarried young people live, there will be a wedding soon. A pregnant woman will give birth to a healthy baby, and the birth will be easy. But if the trill of a cricket wakes you up in the middle of the night, you will get sick. A morning trill indicates a quarrel.
- On the street. When you hear a cricket singing in the yard, expect pleasant changes and the onset of long-awaited events. If someone heard the singing of an insect from a window, pleasant events and long-awaited changes are coming ahead. If the trills were heard in the morning and not at night, the household will have disagreements.
- In the bath. This room is humid and warm, and grasshoppers love such places. Let him sing his songs - they will attract good luck. A constant and regular trill attracts wealth. If crickets chirp in the bathhouse during the day, there will be a quarrel. The sudden disappearance of a cricket after its long presence promises trouble. If you see a white cricket in the bathhouse, someone will die soon.
- At work. Do indoor crickets interfere with your work? Don’t be angry, because his songs mean a promotion, a salary increase or a lucrative business offer.
Don't panic if the cricket suddenly goes silent. Perhaps he died a natural death, because these insects do not live long and sing only during certain periods.
How are house crickets different?
Crickets are similar in appearance, except for color, to grasshoppers, but with a strong body. Both of them chirp at night.
Street or field crickets love to visit warm houses, but prefer their own burrows. These shy insects are black, dark brown or coffee brown in color. Straw-fawn or yellow-grayish crickets are also found. The thighs and spots near the elytra are orange. Habitat: steppes and forest-steppes.
House crickets choose to live in multi-storey residential buildings and cottages. This species is not so shy. Body color is gray-yellow, black or with brown tints. Stains or stains are visible on the body.
Chirping sounds are made by males to attract females. The first sounds are for luring, then - persuasion with serenades, after which - warning rivals. Sounds are made by the elytra, similar to playing with a bow.
Why you shouldn't kill crickets in your home
A cricket in the room may interfere with sleeping or watching a movie, but you shouldn't kill it. The insect probably carries an omen of things to come. If you kill the messenger, your luck will run out. You will demonstrate disrespect for higher powers who wanted to warn about wealth or misfortune in order to prepare a person.
The Scandinavians have an interesting belief on this topic. They believe that the cricket under the window is the guardian of an evil spirit. Having killed an insect, evil will break out and begin to rule the house. Therefore, you need to throw the bug away, but not harm it.
Other signs with crickets
If a cricket chirps, people have come up with many signs of events that they can talk about by singing:
- The singing is heard by girls and boys who are not engaged in a romantic sense - soon they will meet their fate and get married.
- A pregnant woman noticed the chirping - the birth will be easy, and the born child will be strong.
- If a cricket lives in the house for a long time, the family will gain wealth and prosper. This also applies to work, but success will come from your career, not your personal life.
- The trill sounding on the eve of Christmas promises a lot of money in the coming year.
- When a grasshopper sings in a room near a sick person, he will soon recover.
- Women who have recently lost their husbands may believe that their deceased spouses have returned to them. Now they will protect the house from evil forces in this guise.
Despite the harmlessness of this insect, there are some negative signs associated with it:
- Expect a fire if the grasshopper rushes around the house.
- Grasshoppers sing mainly in the evening, when it is still relatively warm, and if you hear a trill during the day, a big quarrel is possible. Until the departure of one of the people living here.
- The unexpected disappearance of a cricket means trouble awaits the house.
- If you woke up in the middle of the night to the trill of a grasshopper, you might soon get sick.
There are superstitions associated with grasshoppers in many countries. The Chinese and Japanese themselves inhabit this insect in their homes, believing that it helps a person live for a very long time, protecting him from negativity and lulling him to sleep with his songs. The Indians are not so scrupulous; they make a tincture from crickets, hoping to gain more strength, endurance and improve their health.
If a grasshopper sat down on a person...
On your head
Changes: both in thoughts and dreams, and in reality. Rethinking life and your goals, changing your guidelines.
The grasshopper can point to the wind in your head and advise you to come to your senses. Sometimes it means moving and a change of scenery.
On the body
If a grasshopper lands on a person, it is a good omen. Consider it as giving you good luck for the whole day. It can mean unexpected profits, a pleasant pastime, recovery from a protracted illness.
The jumper will give inspiration to creative people, and unexpected profits to businessmen. For married ladies, it promises an addition to the family.
On clothes
The meanings of the signs are the same. But the implementation of the grasshopper’s promises is slightly delayed, or will bring less tangible benefits. In any case, if a grasshopper jumped on a person, this is a good sign.
On hand
The sign promises pleasant (and sometimes useful) acquaintances. Young people are looking for entertainment in the company of new friends, while older people are looking for business contacts.
For girls, the grasshopper promises a meeting with a mysterious stranger (hurry to meet them, otherwise they will take you away), for married women - an adventure “on the side.”
Married men will also be able to find an adventure of their own.
How to get rid of an insect without harming yourself
Not everyone is moved when a cricket sings, especially if it does so loudly. At night, trills and chirping interfere with sleep, causing insomnia and nervous breakdowns. It is impossible to kill an insect even in such a situation. Just send him to please someone else with his songs. There will definitely be connoisseurs of such creativity on the street. But finding a little neighbor is difficult. You'll have to resort to tricks:
- place a bowl of sugared water near the place where the chirping is heard;
- use an insect trap.
When you catch a grasshopper, transplant it into a jar and take it outside.
How Do House Crickets Reproduce?
One male cricket takes care of 5-6 females, keeping competitors away. Reproduction occurs year-round, but these insects mate more often in warm weather, and after preliminary “dances.”
Using a long ovipositor, piercing the ground, the female cricket lays clutches of 30 eggs. At 30 degrees Celsius, the productivity of white elongated eggs increases. The female house cricket lays one or a bunch of eggs, hiding them in crevices.
The timing of maturation of the larvae in the egg is affected by the ambient temperature. More often, nymphs emerge after 1-2 months. Outwardly, they look like adult crickets, but in order to turn into a mature insect, they have to molt 9-10 times in 1.5-2 months.
At first, the juveniles stay in a flock, hiding in secluded places. They scatter into their own burrows after the third moult. After overwintering, they crawl out, and at this time the last molt takes place. After this, the cricket lives for 1.5 months. The life of tropical crickets is 5 months longer.
