Unknown Spotting ( Female cricket )
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Field Notes
Description:
Female cricket: Early in the morning, I went into the living room, and I saw a cricket, resting on the living room floor. This cricket was one inch long, and one half of an inch wide. It had two, very long, thin, segmented antennae. It had two compound eyes, and three simple eyes. It had a black line, going down the center of its abdomen. It had a black head, and a black thorax. It had a black, and medium black abdomen. The end of its abdomen was rounded. It had four walking legs, and two, large, jumping legs. The legs were different shades of brown, in color. The large hind legs, are designed for jumping. It had a segmented, narrow body. It had a head, thorax, and an abdomen. On the end of the abdomen, was a pair of appendages, used for sensing ( cerci ). The abdomen ends in a pair of long cerci ( spikes ). Crickets, are mainly nocturnal. Crickets, are small to medium-sized insects. Females, have a long cylindrical ovipositor, at the end of its abdomen. The female ovipositor, deposits up to 200 eggs at a time, a couple of inches deep into the soil. The antennae, is used for feeling and smelling the surroundings. The thorax, consists of three segments, and three pairs of legs, and two pairs of wings. The crickets abdomen, is composed of eleven segments, Spiracles, are on each segment of its abdomen. The rear jumping legs, has spines on them. On the end of the abdomen, in the center, is a long tube called an ovipositor, which is used for laying eggs. Only the female cricket, has an ovipositor. Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Orthoptera Family: Gryllidae This female cricket was alive, and able to move and jump.
Habitat:
Crickets occur in varied habitats: from grasslands, bushes, and forests to marshes, beaches and caves. Crickets have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found in all parts of the world, with the exception of very cold regions. Crickets of several subfamilies, are found in the upper tree canopy, in bushes, and among grasses and herbs. They also occur on the ground and in caves, and some are subterranean, excavating shallow or deep burrows. Some make galleries in rotting wood, and certain beach dwelling species, can run and jump over the surface of pools. They have colonized many large and small islands, sometimes flying over the sea, to reach these locations. The greatest diversity, occurs in tropical locations. Crickets are also found in pastures and meadows, and on trees and shrubs.
Notes:
Female cricket: Early in the morning, I went into the living room, and I saw a cricket resting on the living room floor. This cricket was one inch long, and one half of an inch wide. It had two, very long, thin, segmented antennae. It had two compound eyes. It had a black line, going down the center of its abdomen. It had a black head, and a black thorax. It had a black, and a medium black abdomen. It had six legs. It had a head, thorax, and an abdomen. On the end of its abdomen, was a pair of appendages, used for sensing ( cerci ). Females have a long cylindrical ovipositor, at the end of its abdomen. The legs were different shades of brown, in color. This female cricket was alive, and able to move and jump.
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