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[Muffin]

I have some insects in my apartment that I have not seen before. They are brown and resemble grasshoppers in as much as they hop and have the same back legs. However, where I come from grasshoppers are green and certainly don't live indoors.

They are fairly small about 1 cm in length excluding the feelers. I mainly see them at night and they are usually in the bathroom. Indeed, one met a sticky end in my bathroom light when I switched it on tonight. I don't know where they live in the day (in the drain?). They are usually on the floor, not on the walls, although the one in my light I guess climbed the walls because I have not seen them fly.

A few weeks ago, what I thought was a jumping spider hurtled past me one night, it was quite large and now I wonder if it was a similar insect, but a jumbo version. I don't even know if there are any jumping spiders.

Can anyone tell me what they are, and if so are they harmless?

[bignate]

Sounds like a cricket...

[Muffin]

You might be right. After reading your reply I googled 'cricket' and there are indeed house crickets, which was news to me. The only thing is these beasties don't make any noise.

[Ya-ta Boy]

I've had the same bugs in my bathroom and have had the same question. So far, they seem just annoying, not harmful.

[billybrobby]

I'm curious, where do you come from? How do you not know what a cricket looks like? I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just curious.

I've had crickets in my house and they don't always chirp for some reason.

[Muffin]

I come from the UK. At home grasshoppers are bright green and fairly small, crickets are larger and light brown. Neither comes indoors and neither looks much like what I have here, back legs excepted.

Excuse my ignorance please!