Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

The Great Green Bush-cricket is a bright green insect that loves to hop around in grass and bushes. They make a lovely chirping sound, especially in the summer, and can be found in gardens and fields.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Great Green Bush-cricket is strikingly bright green, often with a narrow reddish-brown stripe along its back. It has incredibly long, thread-like antennae that can be twice its body length, and powerful hind legs for jumping. Its long, translucent wings extend well past its abdomen.

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Great Green Bush-cricket

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite their name, they are more closely related to cave crickets than true crickets!

Females have a long, sword-like "ovipositor" to lay eggs safely in plants.

Its super long antennae are often twice as long as its whole body!

The Great Green Bush-cricket's ears are actually located on its front legs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Great Green Bush-cricket has a vibrant green body that helps them perfectly blend into leaves and grass, making them hard to spot.

Great Green Bush-cricket can jump incredibly far using its strong hind legs, which helps them escape from predators quickly.

Great Green Bush-cricket males can create a loud, continuous chirping sound by rubbing their wings together, helping them find mates.

Great Green Bush-cricket has special "ears" on its front legs that help them detect sounds, including other crickets' calls.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 50-70 mm
Größe: 28-42 mm
Lebenserwartung: 60-90 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This cricket enjoys munching on plants and occasionally tiny insects!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs eat more plants, while adults add more small insects to their diet.

Hauptnahrung

Leaves
Flowers
Aphids
Small caterpillars
Flies

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

A common predator in gardens and woodlands.

eaten by

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Bats use echolocation to hunt them at night.

hunts

Black Bean Aphid

Aphis fabae

Helps control garden pests by hunting aphids.

eats

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

Feeds on the leaves of this common plant.

Merkmale

Gesang

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Getarnt

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