The species is popular for use as a food source for insectivorous animals like spiders and reptiles kept as pets or in zoos.

They are easy to raise and do not require prolonged exposure to cold in order to complete their life cycle.

Male crickets of this species produce several distinctive chirps, though each sound is made by rubbing the two outer wings together.

These two songs can be easily distinguished by human ears based on its chirp patterns and frequency components.

[3] Whether cricket song pattern (e.g. frequency spectrum) reflect song-emitter's body size is controversial.

A recent study failed to detect body-size effect on both calling and courtship songs of G. bimaculatus[3].

[7] As a result, male crickets that are genetically similar to female mates tend to be less effective in producing healthy offspring that have high fitness.

[7] Females can avoid the costs of inbreeding by selecting sperm that are not genetically similar to their eggs.

This self-referent chemosensory signaling is both a reliable and simple means for a female to maximize the benefits of polyandry.

[6] Gryllus bimaculatus is widely used as feed for pet and zoo animals, especially as live food.