live crickets application_number US 93080907 A description referring to fig1 through 4 there is shown an insect habitat and retail package indicated generally at 10 as described herein habitat 10 houses crickets although habitat 10 could house other species of insect as well habitat 10 includes a housing 12 housing 12 can be formed of a moisture absorbent material such as a paperboard material the term paperboard is used comprehensively to include without limitation cardboard fiberboard and similar products made from cellulose fiber and having a thickness greater than normal paper housing 12 can be fabricated of other material fabricated to permit the escape of moisture from the interior of the housing this could include for example a perforated plastic housing 12 has an interior space or room for habitation by crickets housing 12 has a front wall 14 a back wall 16 a top wall 18 and a bottom wall 20 which define the interior habitat space for insects the various walls are opaque housing 12 has end openings closed by end walls 22 24 formed of end wall panels as will be more fully described the end walls can be glued or constructed to fold together in such a way as to seal the package the box can be of varying dimensions such as 1 u2033 to 3 u2033 high 3 u2033 to 5 u2033 wide and 2 u2033 to 4 u2033 deep by way of example the box can typically be 3 u2033 u00d7 4 u2033 u00d7 2 u2033 and house 25 to 50 crickets housing 12 has a.