What Sarah (a national treasure) photographed is indeed a "spermatophylax," as swiftly noted by @tkingfisher.com (also a national treasure). It's a "gelatinous, sperm-free mass" deposited by males after mating and for some reason it always has a frankly scrotal appearance.
August 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What Sarah (a national treasure) photographed is indeed a "spermatophylax," as swiftly noted by @tkingfisher.com (also a national treasure). It's a "gelatinous, sperm-free mass" deposited by males after mating and for some reason it always has a frankly scrotal appearance.
Roesel's Bush Cricket in my 1st rec for my Coastal Whitstable Garden. Apparently this fully winged form diluta is seen in hot summers. #wildlifegardens #UKinsects #bushcrickets @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Roesel's Bush Cricket in my 1st rec for my Coastal Whitstable Garden. Apparently this fully winged form diluta is seen in hot summers. #wildlifegardens #UKinsects #bushcrickets @kentfieldclub.bsky.social
Is it a Savi's warbler? No it's a Roesel's bush-cricket in St Helens today. (Apologies to those who attended 1970s/80s heavy metal gigs, you'll probably have to be content with the video 😄) #StHelensBirding #orthoptera #bushcrickets
June 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Is it a Savi's warbler? No it's a Roesel's bush-cricket in St Helens today. (Apologies to those who attended 1970s/80s heavy metal gigs, you'll probably have to be content with the video 😄) #StHelensBirding #orthoptera #bushcrickets
Made up to find this Roesel's bush-cricket today at Barrow Lane St Helens, a first for me & about the 2nd recorded in the borough I think, but no doubt under recorded #StHelensBirding. Even more made up to be able to focus on it! #bushCrickets #orthoptera
June 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Made up to find this Roesel's bush-cricket today at Barrow Lane St Helens, a first for me & about the 2nd recorded in the borough I think, but no doubt under recorded #StHelensBirding. Even more made up to be able to focus on it! #bushCrickets #orthoptera
Was checking my morning glories….the kadydid wants me off his lawn. 😅 #insects #bloomscrolling #grumpykatydid
P.S. Apparently, a lot of places call #katydids #bushcrickets. I think that’s cute.
P.S. Apparently, a lot of places call #katydids #bushcrickets. I think that’s cute.
July 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Was checking my morning glories….the kadydid wants me off his lawn. 😅 #insects #bloomscrolling #grumpykatydid
P.S. Apparently, a lot of places call #katydids #bushcrickets. I think that’s cute.
P.S. Apparently, a lot of places call #katydids #bushcrickets. I think that’s cute.
Next time you’re out on a walk, stop and listen… 🎶
That chorus of chirps and buzzes all around you? That’s #Grasshoppers and #BushCrickets bringing summer to life.
Our new blog introduces some of these well‑camouflaged musicians 👇
https://ow.ly/aJCU50ZiBGV
#WhatToHearInJuly
That chorus of chirps and buzzes all around you? That’s #Grasshoppers and #BushCrickets bringing summer to life.
Our new blog introduces some of these well‑camouflaged musicians 👇
https://ow.ly/aJCU50ZiBGV
#WhatToHearInJuly
July 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Next time you’re out on a walk, stop and listen… 🎶
That chorus of chirps and buzzes all around you? That’s #Grasshoppers and #BushCrickets bringing summer to life.
Our new blog introduces some of these well‑camouflaged musicians 👇
https://ow.ly/aJCU50ZiBGV
#WhatToHearInJuly
That chorus of chirps and buzzes all around you? That’s #Grasshoppers and #BushCrickets bringing summer to life.
Our new blog introduces some of these well‑camouflaged musicians 👇
https://ow.ly/aJCU50ZiBGV
#WhatToHearInJuly
Fantastic photo! Heard some very lod cicadas today trying to compete and with the incessant sound of chainsaws and generators and sometimes winning😂 Darkness has now fallen though and the bushcrickets and Katydids are now in concert 😍
September 30, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Fantastic photo! Heard some very lod cicadas today trying to compete and with the incessant sound of chainsaws and generators and sometimes winning😂 Darkness has now fallen though and the bushcrickets and Katydids are now in concert 😍
Kakapo true fact:
Bush cricket testicle size clue to promiscuous mating
Researchers discover that bushcrickets have the largest testicles proportionally, and use them in a promiscuous mating strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Kakapo true fact:
Fun fact: spit or swallow is a common debate in human mating rituals. In bushcrickets (& other insects) swallowing is a wise choice as the males give a "nuptial gift" of a nutrient package (spermatophylax) along with their spunk
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europepmc.org
September 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Fun fact: spit or swallow is a common debate in human mating rituals. In bushcrickets (& other insects) swallowing is a wise choice as the males give a "nuptial gift" of a nutrient package (spermatophylax) along with their spunk
europepmc.org/backend/ptpm...
journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
europepmc.org/backend/ptpm...
journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
J Exp Biol: Sound-induced tympanal membrane motion in bushcrickets and its relationship to sensory output http://bit.ly/r4Q9ws
January 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
J Exp Biol: Sound-induced tympanal membrane motion in bushcrickets and its relationship to sensory output http://bit.ly/r4Q9ws
PLoS 1: Tonotopically Arranged Traveling Waves in the Miniature Hearing Organ of Bushcrickets http://bit.ly/zWuseu
Tonotopically Arranged Traveling Waves in the Miniature H...
Place based frequency discrimination (tonotopy) is a fund...
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January 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
PLoS 1: Tonotopically Arranged Traveling Waves in the Miniature Hearing Organ of Bushcrickets http://bit.ly/zWuseu
Male bushcrickets show context-dependent plasticity in temporal signal features during acoustic contests AnimBeh
Male bushcrickets show context-dependent plasticity in temporal signal features during acoustic contests
Publication date: May 2025
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 223
Author(s): Fran Rebrina, Marianna Anichini, Karl-Heinz Frommolt, Arne W. Lehmann, Michael S. Reichert, Gerlind U.C. Lehmann
dlvr.it
April 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Male bushcrickets show context-dependent plasticity in temporal signal features during acoustic contests AnimBeh
Male bushcrickets show context-dependent plasticity in temporal signal features during acoustic contests AnimBeh
Male bushcrickets show context-dependent plasticity in temporal signal features during acoustic contests
Publication date: May 2025
Source: Animal Behaviour, Volume 223
Author(s): Fran Rebrina, Marianna Anichini, Karl-Heinz Frommolt, Arne W. Lehmann, Michael S. Reichert, Gerlind U.C. Lehmann
dlvr.it
April 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Male bushcrickets show context-dependent plasticity in temporal signal features during acoustic contests AnimBeh
🏳️⚧️ Dr. Bittu Kaveri Rajaraman studies how animals communicate. Their lab studies how bushcrickets perform duets to woo each other while avoiding predators. Beyond animal behavior, Rajaraman also advocates powerfully for trans and queer equity and inclusion in science.
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 PM
🏳️⚧️ Dr. Bittu Kaveri Rajaraman studies how animals communicate. Their lab studies how bushcrickets perform duets to woo each other while avoiding predators. Beyond animal behavior, Rajaraman also advocates powerfully for trans and queer equity and inclusion in science.
Genus/Species: Tettigoniidae
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
September 25, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Genus/Species: Tettigoniidae
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Genus/Species: Tettigoniidae
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
July 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Genus/Species: Tettigoniidae
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Genus/Species: Tettigoniidae
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
May 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Genus/Species: Tettigoniidae
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Subtitle: Katydids, Long-horned Grasshoppers and Bushcrickets
Or in pain RT @tdelene: Do testicles account for 14 percent of your body weight? They do if you are a bush cricket: http://bbc.in/d16mGb
Bush cricket testicle size clue to promiscuous mating
Researchers discover that bushcrickets have the largest t...
bbc.in
December 2, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Or in pain RT @tdelene: Do testicles account for 14 percent of your body weight? They do if you are a bush cricket: http://bbc.in/d16mGb