Spike hunts 3 * 5 = <<3*5=15>>15 crickets in the afternoon and evening.

Hence, he hunts 5 + 15 = <<5+15=20>>20 crickets per day.

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Spike the bearded dragon eats crickets to get protein in his diet. He hunts 5 crickets every morning and three times that over the afternoon and evening, munching on leafy greens and other vegetation in between. How many crickets does Spike hunt per day?
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Spike the bearded dragon eats crickets to get protein in his diet. He hunts 5 crickets every morning and three times that over the afternoon and evening, munching on leafy greens and other vegetation in between. How many crickets does Spike hunt per day?
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