(Newsweek) – Wave on wave of crickets arrived in San Antonio, Texas Tuesday, and it had folks hopping to social media to chirp about it. The insect typically makes its rounds throughout Texas in cycles, and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was one of their primary landing spots beginning early Tuesday morning, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
The thick mass of crickets lining the sidewalks, stairwells, walls and entrances of buildings had students running for cover, and the university acknowledged its new guests on campus in a Twitter post. The school even warned students and faculty to not feed the crickets, because “they aren’t as friendly as the squirrels.” “Well, this is new.
We are aware of the current cricket situation on campus, ‘Runners. @UTSAFacilities is working on finding a solution for our chirping visitors,” the school’s official Twitter announced Tuesday morning. “Thanks for your patience. Please, refrain from feeding the crickets – they aren’t as friendly as the squirrels.” READ MORE
