According to popular folk sayings, crickets can be divided into 6 categories according to color,
(1) Cyan Generally speaking, cyan is colored, of which pure blue is the most important. There are different types of crickets: 1, pure green crickets, also known as authentic green, head, neck, wings, legs are cyan, wings erect nearly 90 degrees, a large general demeanor. This worm king. If the blue brown is mixed with melasma spots, it is not pure green. 2, crab shell blue, is also a kind of folk green insect, its unearthed when the head color such as river crab shell, the neck and there are hidden indigo spots, teeth to red or purple red, wings slightly transparent light gold. This insect is stable and tough when fighting, but it is easy to age when exposed. 3, red sand green, head, neck, wing heavy blue in the blood tooth red, yellow neck paved blue flower knots, bucket red is also red, and raised to late autumn, full of wings red sand. This insect is extremely fierce, fierce, and is also the king of insects. 4, black and blue, when this cricket was first caught, the bucket was as black as charcoal, the thighs and tail were dark blue, the wings were dark and gold, and the teeth were white. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the bucket gradually turned from black to green, so it also belonged to the list of green insects. 5, white blue, when unearthed, the neck green black in the faint white. Just like sapphire, the legs and claws are also white, the wings are silvery, the time is nearly exposed, and the head is glowing with green and white, which also belongs to the top product. In addition, among the green insects, there are river shrimp green, iron sand green, black green, light green, red head green and so on. This name has been practiced in the folk for many years, mainly based on the similarity of the color on the cricket. In short, the head, wings, legs, claws, and tail belly are mainly more cyan, and they are classified in the cyan category.
(2) Black Black, there should be no other color. People often mistakenly regard the black and heavy green in the cyan class as black worms. The types of black are: 1, carbon black, the head is as shiny as black paint, silver thread through the top, the forehead is smeared with gold, the iron color is gold wings, the feet and belly are white as jade, with pure white teeth. This is the Worm King. 2, the pot stove is black, the body is pitch black, the life is fierce, just like the bottom of the pot stove, the tooth color is silver and white, and after the dew, the wings are white and foggy. Pot Stove Black is a member of the fierce general. True black insectoids. The big one belongs to the cold insect type, that is, the autumn is deep, the fighting force is enough, before and after the frost falls, it is the time when they rise to power. Iron marbles black, ink gold, gold-winged black, black hemp head, etc., are also the better varieties in the black category.
(3) Purple Purple, not mixed color, yellow is true purple, purple with a ripe color is the next product. The main varieties of purple are: 1, pure purple, purple head, purple teeth, purple wings, purple flesh, purple tail, rust color, bucket line golden red, body like a purple robe, beautiful like a rose, this is the insect king. 2, white purple, is also a purple insect king. Species crickets look blue during the day, yellow mistakenly look yellow, cloudy days are white, sunny days are purple, often indefinite color, but the flesh of the back belly is like indigo. There was a song on the ancient score of crickets: "Neither blue nor purple nor yellow, uncertain as the light of the sky, vest flesh as blue as indigo, this is the king of human weaving." "3, vine flower purple, head hidden red, bucket line or red or white, body color light blue, after becoming white golden wings, six legs light yellow, with purple and red teeth, late autumn can fight, is a purple falcon. 4, silver back purple, unearthed, purple flesh, silver wings, body white light, over the dew, head such as cherry blossoms, with purple teeth, 5, maroon purple, wing color antique like chestnut shell, purple gold cilia all over the body, the image is fierce, rust color, with white teeth, purple among the grape purple, eggplant purple, black sauce purple, cooked purple, black purple, lilac and so on. Purple is also a larger phyla among crickets.
(4) White White, should be concealed blood color as the top, white with gray as the bottom. Its main varieties are: 1, true color white
When unearthed, the head is like a reed flower color pearl, the silver bucket line runs through the top, the neck white tail belly is wrapped in white hair legs, and there are red dots at the leg joints, which is the worm king. 2, gem head white, white flesh silver wings, only whiskers, tail is not white, necklace emblem blue belt purple, wing color platinum, color white is somewhat similar, only whiskers, tail is not white, neck color slightly blue belt purple, wing color platinum, heroic and good fighting, white insects are not many, in addition to the above species, there are pear blossom white, moon white, ivory white, shell white, reed white and so on.
(5) Yellow Yellow is also a large category of cricket colors, and there are more than one product. If the crickets belong to the yellow category, the lid of the pot should be removed, and if the transparent color is yellow, it should be yellow. 1, purple and yellow, is the yellow of the insect king, its head color is red in the indigo, wings golden neck blue, face black, claws and wings white, flesh purple, after the unearthing of the head color becomes purple, tooth color red or cherry color. This insect has all kinds of colors on its body, and the other crickets are terrified when they see it. 2, black and yellow, when unearthed, it looks black in fact, the body is golden yellow, especially the bucket line is golden, the head is amber, the wings are golden, the flesh is yellow, the collar is yellow with blue flower knots or such as cinnabar, and the teeth are purple, red or white silver. This cricket is extremely aggressive, and it should not be seen frequently in early autumn, and it is advisable to hide in the dark. In general, yellow crickets belong to the cold insect type, autumn deep, fighting vigorous feet. 3, oil yellow, this insect unearthed when the oil yellow all over the body, golden hair six-legged, blue or cinnabar necklace, wings red gold or butter color, teeth with purple red, crimson red, but also very brave and good at war. Crickets like this, which are covered in oil, are almost invisible in other color categories. Once the oil color on the oil yellow body fades, it is not suitable for play, and it is not injured or old. 4, dog fly yellow, unearthed when the head color is like the common rural dog fly or dead leaves, the wings are dumb, but after the dew, the wing color turns to red gold, and the sound is also loud. Dog fly yellow is more brave before the frost falls, after the fighting gradually regress 5, crab yellow, out of the head and wings yellowish in the red, tail, belly yellow, feet white, exposed, the color of the body like the color of the cooked river crab shell. Among the yellow category are: money yellow, white yellow, little yellow, red yellow, light yellow, wheat yellow and so on.
(6) Red Red, should be pomegranate red or blood red as true red, red with green in the genus. The red class is often the same as the yellow class, so the folk also classify the red crickets as yellow crickets, and the author believes that the tentacles and the red eyes should belong to the red insects. The red categories mainly include: 1, pomegranate red, head like coral, necklace like jujube color
, flesh color pink, wing color big red satin bright, six-legged frost white, bucket line jade white, pomegranate red, generally small individuals, but fierce and abnormal, when fighting, often bite the opponent to death, this is the red insect king. 2, red and yellow, head like ruby flash, flesh purple yellow, legs and feet have red and yellow dots, wings red through gold. 3, bow red, unearthed in early autumn is a bit similar to pomegranate red, all over the body red, but after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the red gradually glazed, the color is like the ancient soldiers used to shoot the bow ribbon, the eyes are red gold. Among the red categories are: sunset red, furnace fire red, hawthorn red, red blue, red white, red head purple and so on.
In various colors, there are the following rules: 1, among the various colors of crickets, the purest and singlest color on the body is often the imperial phase in this color, for example, authentic blue, pure purple, pomegranate red, coke black. 2, cricket body more than 5 kinds of colors, gorgeous and superb, but also often handsome, . For example, red sand blue, purple yellow, white purple and so on. The former situation shows that the cricket variety should be pure in color. The latter situation shows that the hybrid advantage, a variety of crickets with the strengths of various colors (crickets of more than 5 colors, in fact, are the offspring of hybridization) are also the strongest competitors for a mate. Knowing this truth, we can also make our own judgments about each cricket in the ever-changing cricket world.
(Text: From "Sogou Ask")
(Picture: From the "whole network, China Worm Forum, the world's first worm, etc.")
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