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KillerJupe t1_isbxv0n wrote

Ehhhh... they aren't really smart. They usually survive by reproducing faster then the predators and hoping for the best.

You'll see rock piles, where crickets like to live, and lots of spiders hunting there.

I suspect the spider showing up was timed around a natural die-off.
If they sense something sneaking up to them, they will stop sinking as many predators use the sound to find the insect.
In almost all cases it's the male that sits in one place and sings, the female comes to them, so they can't stop at every noise.

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