Gryllotalpa australis

Behaviour: 

Males of G. australis produce a loud calling song from specialized burrows similar to those constructed by G.vineae (Bennet-Clark, 1970). The calling song of G. australis is a loud trill produced for 20—30min at dusk on summer nights, when the soil temperature is above 15°C. At 23°C the call has a carrier frequency of 2-54 kHz and a pulse repetition frequency of about 70 Hz. [1]

References

  1. Kavanagh MW. The Efficiency of Sound Production in Two Cricket Species, Gryllotalpa Australis and Teleogryllus Commodus (Orthoptera: Grylloidea). Journal of Experimental Biology. 1987;130:107-119.
Taxonomic name: 
Gryllotalpa australis (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