Steropleurus andalusius (Bush-Cricket nymph)
Commonly known as: “Andalusian Saddle Bush-cricket”
Family: Tettigoniidae: Bush-crickets. .
April (nymphs) July (adults) till October.
Adult Body length: 20 to 35mm
One generation a year, egg stage throughout the winter months.
Katydids Bush-crickets are known for their large hind legs and very long antennae.
Each cricket species produces its own unique sound, produced by rubbing the legs and wings together, this usually being made the male cricket, when looking for a mate. Also, the sound can be read as a warning of aggressive behaviour, mainly over a territorial dispute, or in competition, for a female; on other occasions it can effectively work as a defensive mechanism.
Some Bush-crickets can make sounds like, the words saying, “Katy-did, Katy-didn’t,” so hence the name “Katydids”.
Bush-crickets have a chewing mouthpart, it feeds mainly on plant matter, leaves, flowers and stalks, believed to also, prey on small insects.
Habitat: Grasslands with some bush cover, mountainous sites and woodland edges.
Three uncomplicated life stages being, egg, nymph and adult stage.
Steropleurus andalusius (Bush-Cricket nymph)
Commonly known as: “Andalusian Saddle Bush-cricket”
Family: Tettigoniidae: Bush-crickets. .
April (nymphs) July (adults) till October.
Adult Body length: 20 to 35mm
One generation a year, egg stage throughout the winter months.
Katydids Bush-crickets are known for their large hind legs and very long antennae.
Each cricket species produces its own unique sound, produced by rubbing the legs and wings together, this usually being made the male cricket, when looking for a mate. Also, the sound can be read as a warning of aggressive behaviour, mainly over a territorial dispute, or in competition, for a female; on other occasions it can effectively work as a defensive mechanism.
Some Bush-crickets can make sounds like, the words saying, “Katy-did, Katy-didn’t,” so hence the name “Katydids”.
Bush-crickets have a chewing mouthpart, it feeds mainly on plant matter, leaves, flowers and stalks, believed to also, prey on small insects.
Habitat: Grasslands with some bush cover, mountainous sites and woodland edges.
Three uncomplicated life stages being, egg, nymph and adult stage.