Playing with songbirds is a traditional Chinese culture. The September magazine "Museum" will mainly talk about songbirds. And for many young friends, this topic may be a bit "retro", is it not a topic that the bosses like? Editors shake their heads frequently. You should know that there is a type of song worm that is small and delicate, with a gentle sound and a fresh style, which is called "flying insects" by enthusiasts, which is not tacky or old-fashioned at all.
Since they are songbirds, of course, we must listen to their sounds. In addition to inviting Jiang Ye, a 30-year-old player of the worm in the magazine, to introduce these little cute and their feeding methods in detail, it will also play their sounds on WeChat, which were personally collected and recorded by Zhang Tao, another senior song insect enthusiast, in the wild. If you are interested in this topic, you must remember to buy a copy of the September magazine "Museum"
* There will be 12 kinds of song bugs in the following, because the WeChat article can only insert 3 pieces of audio, so each audio contains 4 song bugs, please enjoy it!
Japanese bell cricket
Commonly known as: horsefly
Latin scientific name: Meloimorpha japonica
Species Classification: Orthoptera Arachnidae Bell crickets
Photography: Zhang Tao
The Japanese bell cricket is widely distributed in South China, North China, East China, Middle China and other places in China, inhabiting under the surface plants, the body length is less than 2 cm, the body is black, the head is small, the wings are wide, like an enlarged version of the black melon seed, the antennae are black, very long, and there is a section in the middle that is white. The sound is like the sound of the luan bell hanging on the body of the ancient war horse, so everyone is commonly known as the horsefly, and because its sound is like the sound of the vibrating bell, it is also called the black bell cricket. Its chirping can be heard in the wild every August, and it is a famous golden songbird, which is deeply loved by the majority of songbird lovers.
White-bearded double needle cricket
Commonly known as: water fly
Latin scientific name: Dianemobius furumagiensis
Species Classification: Orthoptera Cricketidae Genus Dipterus
White-bearded double-needle cricket is widely distributed in South China, North China, East China, Middle China and other places, inhabiting the surface rubble or valley river beaches and railway sleepers under the gravel, body length of about 1 cm, light brown or light black body, six-legged white with black markings, white jaw whiskers, because it inhabits near the water source, so commonly known as waterflies. The song is clear and erratic, and it is one of the favorite songbirds for songworm lovers.
Tick the iron crickets
Commonly known as: chimes
Latin scientific name: Sclerogryllus punctatus
Species Classification: Orthoptera Cricketidae
Carved iron cricket is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and other provinces, inhabiting the surface of the deciduous leaves, the body length of 1 cm, relatively wide, like a black melon seed, the back of the head and the front of the chest back plate are densely carved, there is a white part in the middle of the antennae, the hexadecial segment is black, the tibia is waxy yellow, the sound is clear, just like the jade knock, so it is also called a chime.
Anhui golden cockroach
Commonly known as: rhubarb
Latin scientific name: Svistella anhuiensis
Species Classification: Orthoptera Aphididae Asteridae Genus Agaricus
Anhui golden cricket is distributed in East China, South China, inhabiting the bushes, or in the field thatch, body length of about 1 cm, yellow around, golden wings, flexible posture, chirping like a golden bell as crisp, "bell bell bell bell", continuous, larger than the small yellow grasshopper, so East China is also called rhubarb, people often raise in bamboo boxes or wooden boxes, listen to its sound and color, because its sound is clear and not noisy, won the reputation of the first song insect in Jiangnan.
Double banded golden cricket
Commonly known as: golden bells
Latin scientific name: Svistella bifasciata
The double-banded golden cricket is distributed in East China and South China, inhabiting bushes, bamboo forests or riverside reeds, with a body length of 1 cm, two black bands on the thighs, golden wings, flexible posture, and a song like a brass bell, "bell bell bell bell". Continuous, so east China is also called golden bell, people often raise in bamboo boxes or wooden boxes, listen to its sound and color, is one of the rare song insects.
Red-breasted inkflies
Commonly known as: inkfly
Latin scientific name: Homoeoxipha lycoides
Species Classification: Orthoptera Amopodidae Genus Moths
Red-breasted inkflies are widely distributed in the southern region, less than 1 cm in length, belong to small flyworms, inhabit the low plants on the surface, the front thorax dorsal plate is obviously red, so it is called red-breasted inkflies, their hexadenopods are pale red, the tibia are black, and the wings are thin with black and white spots, giving people the overall feeling that they are reddish-brown small crickets, the song is monophonic, and the sound of the next, like the call of the cockroach, is also one of the people like the grasshopper.
Long-winged small yellowflies
Commonly known as: small yellow grasshopper
Latin scientific name: Natula longipennis
Species Classification: Orthoptera Amaranthidae Asteraceae Genus Astragalus microflood
The long-winged little yellowfly is distributed in the southern provinces, inhabits the grass near the water's edge, mixed with the brown-backed small yellowfly, the body length is less than 1 cm, the body is slender, smaller than the giant yellowfly, so it is called the small yellowfly, the overall golden yellow, very beautiful. The song is soft and loved by everyone.
Green tree crickets
Commonly known as: green bamboo fly
Latin scientific name: Oecanthus sinensis
Species Classification: Orthoptera Cricketidae Tree cricket genus
Green tree crickets are widely distributed in South China, North China, East China, Central China, is the most widely distributed tree crickets in China, inhabiting shrubs, thatch and other low plants, parks, green belts have their figures, body length of nearly 2 cm, the whole body is light green, so commonly known as green bamboo frogs. The song is a monophonic sound of "sentence ~ sentence ~ sentence ~", especially in the winter, the sound is thick and slow, very good, is one of the favorite songbirds of songworm lovers.
Long-petaled tree crickets
Commonly known as: purple bamboo fly
Latin scientific name: Oecanthus longicauda
Long-petaled tree cricket is widely distributed in North China, Northwest China, Northeast China and other regions, is a kind of tree cricket distributed in the north of the country, inhabiting shrubs, thatch and other low plants, body length of nearly 2 cm, the whole body is pale, the abdomen has a dark purple longitudinal band, so commonly known as purple-bellied bamboo frogs, purple bambooflies. The song is a fast-paced sentence ~ sentence ~ sentence, especially in the winter, the sound is thick and slow, like the sound made by the knocking wood fish, it is very good, and it is one of the favorite songbirds of songworm lovers.
Kana o'clock
Commonly known as: stone fly
Latin scientific name: Ornebius kanetataki
Species Classification: Orthoptera Lepidoptera Pleural Crickets
It is distributed in East China and Central China. The body is slightly flattened, about 1.2 cm long, and the overall beige gray. The posterior edge of the dorsal plate of the front chest has white edges, the forewings are short and round, dark coffee and dark blue, emitting a metallic luster, and the sound is "gold ~ gold ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ " Metal percussion sound, 5 to 11 sounds for a cycle, one of the pleasant golden sound bugs, commonly known as stone fly.
Cloud-spotted golden cricket
Commonly known as: pagoda worm
Latin scientific name: Xenogryllus marmoratus
Species Classification: Orthoptera Cricketidae Genus Golden Crickets
Cloud-spotted golden cricket is distributed in East China, South China and other places, inhabiting low plants such as thatch, body length of about 2 cm, body color is brown and earthy yellow, light gold wings, a small number of black spots, long hind feet. The sound is "gold ~ gold ~ gold ~ gold", so cyclical, like a silver bell as pleasant to the ear, is one of the famous golden sound insects in the song worm world, commonly known as the pagoda worm.
Pear slice cricket
Common name: Even mouth admiralty
Latin scientific name: Truljalia hibinonis
Species Classification: Orthoptera Cricketidae
Pear crickets are distributed in East China, South China, Central China and other places, with a body length of about 2 cm and a width of about 0.5 cm, the whole body is fusiform, the whole body is emerald green, like two pointed boats. In the evening, the song began to chirp, and the sound was clear, and its chirping could be heard far away. In the world of songbirds, pear crickets are also known as heavenly butterflies and green golden bells, and are one of the famous golden sounding insects.
Want to know more about songworm content
It's in the September issue of The Naturalist
Written by | Zhang Tao
Photography | Zhang Tao
Recording | Zhang Tao
Bug name | Letter floating small pie
WeChat Editor | Small cakes