The Snowy Tree Cricket

[staffxsarge]

even two spotted,and pine tree crickets

[staffxsarge]

house crickets are just like field crickets

by sound, then theres the small version

of field crickets.

[carljohnson25]

Thats right, and the small versions of field crickets are ground crickets. And they sound different.

[staffxsarge]

theres black horned tree cricket

[staffxsarge]

narrow winged tree cricket

[staffxsarge]

youll find the normal ones mostely

in New Jersey.

[staffxsarge]

theres a normal tree cricket too that chirps similar . I think

theres 4 species of tree crickets

[carljohnson25]

There is a cricket named "Riley's Tree Cricket". It does sound similar but slower than this one. But the "Riley's Tree Cricket" only lives in the western states from California to Utah, together with the "Snowy Tree Cricket".

There are not only 4 species of tree crickets in the US but way more.

[staffxsarge]

ive seen a brown one in new jersey

its kinda flat ,but lower to the ground.

[staffxsarge]

go to jersey youll here and probably see a brown version

but it chirps slower and i dont think its

rileys

[staffxsarge]

ive even seen a tiny tree cricket with continuos

chirp

[staffxsarge]

and 4 spotted tree crickets right

[SUPERlovesME]

i am doing a science fair project about them! well not exactly... my question is "what is the effect of temperature on the frequency of cricket chirps?" and i have been having trouble finding if there is really an effect, and i have been buying more ad more crickets but they seem to be chirping randomly. i just learned due to this video, that only the snowy tree cricket is effected by temperature in that way :( i cant tell what kind of cricket i have so if u have any way to help please help me!

[carljohnson25]

I can help you out a little! I have also had crickets as pets for a while, and I also made experiments with them in cold and hot temperatures. When I move them from room temperature to about 50 degrees F, nothing really happened in their chirping, but its maybe because it takes a little time before their body temperature is cooled down so they loose energy, causing the slower temperatures.

All cricket species chirp slower at lower temperatures and vice versa...

[SUPERlovesME]

o really? thank you so much! that was a lot of help~

[carljohnson25]

but the Snowy Tree Cricket is the most correct in chirping rate. This crickets can not be bought in the pet stores. The crickets that you buy in the stores are House Crickets, originately from Europe, somewhere I read that they only chirp on warmer nights (>70 F). The House Cricket is not very correct in chirping rate.

The changing frequency of cricket chirping is not well documented and I haven't found anything myself.

Go outside and listen. I can't! Not a single one here in Scandinavia!

[staffxsarge]

ive seen one with a continuos chirp

not very many snowy tree crickets in

New York

[xSArrAHx911]

I am conducting an epierment with this theory for my 7th grade science project :] But not with a snowy tree cricket. It's very interesting...

[BongOfCthulhu]

nice! didnt know that. could be useful if your camping...

[carljohnson25]

Yes but remember that this cricket only lives in the US. With the exception of northern Montana and the southeast states!

[BongOfCthulhu]

they are everywhere here in the midwest. hmm im sure their is some other way to guage it in europe...no?