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Bell cricket - "Suzumushi"

Meloimorpha japonica

Photo by Benno Ibold
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Up to 18 mm

Habitat:

Grassland, shrubs in Japan and SE Asia.

Notes:

In Japan, people keep them in small cages because of their beautiful singing The females lay their eggs with an ovipositor into the ground.
Picture 1 and 2 = female; 3 and 4 = male

Reference Links:

Google-Ergebnis für https://www.duesseldorf.de/aquazoo/grafik/meloimorpha_japon…

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PublishedMay 22, 2016

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