Recordings

583:6 Gryllus bimaculatus (809) 9-Jan	15:45 · W. J. Reynolds
フタホシコオロギ	1:03
field recording, at 1.30 h, 18.5°C (Uher 4000IC?, tape no. U7g)	0:21

Specimens

Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211133	1974-10-01 · B. H. Betts
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211137	1980-07-01 · Tim Mallett; Douglas Roy
Gryllus (Gryllus) bimaculatus NHMUK BMNH(E) 010211136	1980-07-01 · Tim Mallett; Douglas Roy

Literature

Lv, Mingyue; Zhang, Xinyang; Hedwig, Berthold (2020). Phonotactic steering and representation of directional information in the ascending auditory pathway of a cricket.

Gallego-Abenza, Mario; Mathevon, Nicolas; Wheatcroft, David (2019). Experience modulates an insect’s response to anthropogenic noise.

Schöneich, Stefan; Hedwig, Berthold (2019). Feedforward discharges couple the singing central pattern generator and ventilation central pattern generator in the cricket abdominal central nervous system.

Erregger, Bettina; Hennig, R. Matthias (2018). The ‘hot male’ hypothesis: do female crickets prefer males with increased body temperature in mate choice scenarios?. Animal Behaviour, 138: 75 - 84.

Bent, Adam M; Ings, Thomas C (2018). Anthropogenic noise disrupts mate searching in Gryllus bimaculatus. Behavioral Ecology.

Noguera, José C. (2018). Crickets increase sexual signalling and sperm protection but live shorter in the presence of rivals. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

Kuriwada, Takashi; Reddy, Gadi V.P. (2017). Volcanic ash decreases mating effort in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology.

Lankheet, Martin J.; Cerkvenik, Uroš; Larsen, Ole Næsbye; van Leeuwen, Johan L. (2017). Frequency tuning and directional sensitivity of tympanal vibrations in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 14(128): 20170035.

Miyashita, Atsushi; Kizaki, Hayato; Sekimizu, Kazuhisa; Kaito, Chikara (2016). No Effect of Body Size on the Frequency of Calling and Courtship Song in the Two-Spotted Cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus.

ter Hofstede, Hannah M.; Schöneich, Stefan; Robillard, Tony; Hedwig, Berthold (2015). Evolution of a Communication System by Sensory Exploitation of Startle Behavior. Current Biology, 25(24): 3245 - 3252.

Hirtenlehner, Stefan (2014). Selective phonotaxis of female crickets under natural outdoor conditions. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 200(3): 239 - 250.

Schmidt, Arne KD; Römer, Heiner (2013). Diversity of acoustic tracheal system and its role for directional hearing in crickets.

Kostarakos, Konstantinos; Hartbauer, Manfred; Römer, Heiner (2008). Matched Filters, Mate Choice and the Evolution of Sexually Selected Traits.

Bennet-Clark, H. C.; Bailey, Winston J. (2002). Ticking of the clockwork cricket: the role of the escapement mechanism.. J Exp Biol, 205(Pt 5): 613-25.

Adamo, S.A.; Robert, Daniel (1995). Effects of a tachinid parasitoid, Ormia ochracea, on the behaviour and reproduction of its male and female field cricket hosts (Gryllus spp). Journal of Insect Physiology, 41(3): 269 - 277.

Simmons, Leigh W.; Zuk, Marlene (1992). Variability in call structure and pairing success of male field crickets, Gryllus bimaculatus: the effects of age, size and parasite load. Animal Behaviour, 44(6): 1145 - 1152.

Hoy, Ronald R.; Nolen, Tom; Brodfuehrer, Peter (1989). The neuroethology of acoustic startle and escape in flying insects.

Ahmad, Adeel; Siddiqui, M. A. (1988). Physical processes and mechanism of sound production in Field Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer. Entomon, 13(2): 109-120.

Simmons, L.W. (1988). The calling song of the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus (de geer): constraints on transmission and its role in intermale competition and female choice. Animal Behaviour, 36(2): 380 - 394.

Weber, Theo; Thorson, John (1988). Auditory behavior of the cricket IV. Interaction of direction of tracking with perceived temporal pattern in split-song paradigms. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 163(1): 13-22.

Doherty, John A. (1985). Temperature Coupling and ‘Trade-Off’ Phenomena in the Acoustic Communication System of the Cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer (Gryllidae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 114: 17-35.

Nocke, Harald (1971). Biophysik der Schallerzeugung durch die Vorderflügel der Grillen. Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Physiologie, 74(3): 272 - 314.

Behaviour

Both Field-cricket species have a very loud calling song. Gryllus bimaculatus starts singing after dusk, whereas G. campestris also sings during the day. The song consists of a series of melodious 'kre'-sounds (echemes), repeated very regularly at a rate of about 1-4/s. All echemes in a series are equsl, consisting of about 4-5 syllables. In the vicinity of a female, males produce a courtship song: a continuous rustling mixed with loud, high-pitched ticks. The calling songs of both species are quite similar and it is not alwayds easy to tell them apart.

Source: Willemse, Luc; Kleukers, Roy; Odé, Baudewijn (2018). The Grasshoppers of Greece. EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten & Naturalis Biodiversity Centre.