"On the banyan tree by the pond, I know that summer is crying out..."
The lyrics are beautiful, but the cicadas in real life are a headache, looking up to see the dense green foliage, completely blocking the body of the know, only hearing its sound, not knowing its shadow. Cicadas are regular visitors in the summer, and in May and June, the "pleasant" sound can be heard everywhere there are trees, especially in the woods, which is comparable to a chorus.
There are many kinds of cicadas, there are almost one hundred and twenty kinds in China, but we are common in those kinds, in addition to the types of cicadas can be distinguished by the color of the head, there is also their sound. The bark of each cicada is different, and it is the male cicada that makes a sound to attract the female cicada to mate with him, and although the female cicada also has a generator, it cannot make a sound, so when hearing the cicada sound, think about it in a different position, single cicadas, single dogs seem to be similar.
Next up are several kinds of cicadas that are common in the forest:
Grasshoppers
Grasshoppers belong to the cicada family, grasshoppers are hemiptera. The body is 40–45 mm long and the head to the end of the wing is 67–72 mm long. It is the largest of the cicadas , with black , densely covered with fine golden-yellow hairs , but less smooth hairs in the central part of the dorsal plate of the forethia and mid-thorax. Males and females are similar in shape and size, and the male has a vocalizer in the first section of the abdomen. There are "X" shaped protrusions on the posterior part of the back of the middle thorax, the protrusions are partially yellowish brown, and the base half of the wing veins is yellowish brown, gradually reaching a dark brown at the end of the wing. About 1/4 of the base of the wing is inter-veined black. The feet are yellowish brown with dark spots, and the 2 spines on the inside of the forefoot leg segment are black. When mature, the nymphs are about 35 mm long, yellowish-brown, have a hard wall, and have an excavating foot on the forefoot.
Grasshoppers in daily life can be said to be the most seen cicadas, not only in the wilderness will be seen, sometimes also visit people's houses, this kind of grasshopper we commonly known as the hiss, their sound is zi ~ niu - zin ~ iu, and it is difficult to stop easily at the beginning, continuously. Usually, they will catch and play, and when they go out to play, they will also take home the cicadas stuck to the blades of grass and sell them for money.
Cockroaches
Huì gū homophophylla, hemiptera, two pairs of wings, both anterior and posterior wings are hymenoptera, and the mouthparts are prickly. The body length is about 2.5 cm. It is a relatively small cicada, purple-cyan, with black stripes, the hindwings are black except for the edges, and the cockroaches are divided into three kinds of yellow, green and mixed colors, and what we usually see is this kind of strong protective color.
The sound of the cockroach is single, it only needs to be hummed from beginning to end, and the sound of the cockroach is not as loud as the sound of the grasshopper, but it is enough to be upsetting.
Acacia
Diāo liáo is also known as the singing cicada, the spotted winged cicada, and the order Homoptera, the cicada family. The larvae live underground, crawl out of the ground when they are mature, and generally come out of the cave late at night, climbing very fast, climbing to the height of the tree and degenerating into adults. Generally in the hot weather of July began to chirp, the sound of the cockroach is both loud and pleasant, it generally perched on the tree 4 to 5 meters high, very clever, its compound eyes are very developed, the body is dark green.
The sound of the cockroach is very recognizable, that is, it has been v ~ v ~ v, compared to other cicadas, the sound of this cicada can also make people accept some, this cicada usually lives on a high place, rarely seen, the real only smells its sound, does not see its shadow!
Pine chills
Compared with grasshoppers, the pine cicada is small, medium-sized, about 35 mm, with an olive-green head, slightly wider than the base of the dorsal plate of the middle thorax. The broad transverse band in the center of the head, the markings in the monocular area, and the irregular large spots on the inside of the compound eye are all black. The lip of the tongue is black with short white hairs; the base of the posterior lip is ochre green, protruding forward, the dorsal length is longer than the top of the head, and the basal anchor spots, central longitudinal stripes, and lateral grooves are all black. The beak is ochre green and reaches the base segment of the posterior foot.
The dorsal plate of the anterior thorax is green, the posterior beak is black, the central pair of longitudinal stripes, the longitudinal striae, the middle groove and the lateral hook markings below the middle groove are all black; the posterior lateral margin of the outer film has 1 pair of black markings, and the anterior margin is black with sharp tooth-like protrusions. The dorsal plate of the mid-thorax is black with 2 pairs of green markings: 1 pair of "figure eight" markings in the center; 1 pair of irregular longitudinal stripes on the outside, crossed at the base, X-shaped bulge green, and 1 pair of black spots at the recess of the shield. Foot ochre green, longitudinal stripes at the base, end and lateral margins of the femoral segments are dark ochre, tibial segments are dark ochre at the base and end, and tarsal and claw ochre are green.
The song of male pine cicadas is more distinctive than other cicadas, first hissing and low, followed by wa ci wa ci ~sing a ci sing a ci ~ undulating, with polyphonic cicada characteristics. We also often hear the sound of pine cicadas in our lives.
Grass cicadas
Grass cicada, belongs to the species of small cicadas, is also the most common small cicada species, this cicada individual is small, but the voice is high-pitched, the body length is 13-15mm, the leading edge of the head is slightly triangular, the body color is changeable, there are green, black, yellow-brown, green-brown, etc., of which green is the most common, individual differences are very large.
Grasshoppers are an animal commonly found in low altitudes and flat grasses. It is a small cicada species and is the most common small cicada species, which is small but has a high-pitched voice; it occurs between April and August every year. Body color is not necessarily, as it changes with the environment, so they are numerous. It often moves among green leaves such as grass, and the sound is single, from beginning to end like an electric current.
Mantis cicadas
The mantis cicada is a large cicada, the male insect body length is nearly 50mm, the female insect is less than 40mm, the body is black with green markings, the abdomen is yellowish brown, the end is white; the male insect abdomen is longer; when it is taken to the hand, it can be found that its abdomen is hollow and transparent, so some people call it an empty cicada. It occurs in summer, mostly in the woods at low and middle altitudes, and sings intermittently during the day. Its vocal prelude is relatively peaceful, followed by a rapid ding~, the sound is harsh, the back turns flat, and it is the most lively in the evening.
The above several kinds of cicadas are the sounds we often hear in our lives, once in the summer, almost anytime and anywhere can be heard, although the cicadas can spread far away, but the cicadas themselves can not hear, so people just call, can not stand it is not a matter of people.
There are also several kinds of cicadas that are not usually easy to see, such as spotted cicadas, red-winged cicadas and so on.
Black-winged red cicada
Although cicadas are very irritable in the hot summer, as long as you calm down, it is also a way to enjoy life, after all, cicadas were very sacred in ancient times.
Most of the cicada's life is spent in the dirt, waiting for the opportunity to break out of the soil, it will climb the branches, in the eyes of the ancients, this is far away from the dust, not left in the hustle and bustle of the world; and the cicada only eats sap and dew, symbolizing the high morality. The poet Yu Shinan once wrote a poem praising cicadas: "Drink the dew and flow out of the tung tree." To be loud and far away is not to take advantage of the autumn wind. ”
Cicadas also symbolized resurrection and eternal life in ancient times, so when the ancients buried, they would put a jade cicada into the mouth of the deceased and pray for eternal life.
Han Dynasty jade cicada
Nature is endless, the colors are fascinating, and the sounds in your ears are tireless!
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