Texas Areas Battle Invasion of Crickets

By KELLEY SHANNON, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Biology

This is a close up view of a cricket as seen on a stairway Thursday, July 26, 2007, in Austin, Texas. Crickets have arrived in force annoying Texans earlier than usual, thanks to the year's wet weather in much of the state. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

(AP) -- They congregate on patios, slip into stairwells and, if they're crunched under foot, oh do they stink. Crickets are here in force, annoying Texans earlier than usual - thanks to the year's wet weather in much of the state.

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