Gryllacrididae

Behaviour: 

Gryllacridids produce often loud sounds (the origin of the common name “raspy crickets” coined by Rentz (1996), specifically for Australian species) either during defensive displays or while drumming on the substrate in intra-specific communication. Sound is produced by rubbing spines on abdominal tergites against tubercles on the inner surface of the hind legs (Field and Bailey 1997). All species lack tympana so sound communication is via surface vibration. [1]

Viittaukset

  1. Scholtz C, Bazelet CS, de Klerk H. Gryllacrididae (Orthoptera: Ensifera) in southern Africa. Journal of Orthoptera Research. 2018;27(2):183-186. Available at: 10.3897/jor.27.29645.
Taxonomic name: 
Gryllacrididae (Classification)
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith