A chirping grasshopper

NOT a cricket and not quite a grasshopper. I took this w/ my Canon PowerShot A540 and the sound didn't appear to come through. Anybody have any ideas?

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• grasshopper
• cricket
• bug
• chirping

[iluminameluna]

Not sure if it's sense or that same god that protects children and drunks, but as far as I've been able to tell, they haven't gotten hurt. Be that as it may, they used to do a LOT more bug hunting when they were younger (a year ago). They still bring the ocassional trophy to brag on: iguanas, birds and LOTS of burdocks and nettles. Moths and other small, winged insects are called Moogie snacks at our house. Named after our black cat, Mowgli. Oh, and there's 3 of 'em: Moogs, Itchy and Scratchy.

[littlemisstypesalot]

You seriously have tarantulas come into your house? That would terrify me, particularly because they're poisonous.

[iluminameluna]

There are about 3 varieties that I've been able to observe. And yeah, they come in the house. Can't really seal it since we have kitties that come and go. Haven't gotten bitten by any of them, though I have been stung by scorpions twice.

[DyGuzz]

yo iluminameluna, this kind of grasshooper will not chirping in the light, turn off your torchlight buddy :D

[iluminameluna]

Uhmm, it DID buzz but my camera's mic wasn't sensitive enough to pick it up. The insects that get into our house (scorpions, tarantulas, assasin bugs, crickets, LARGE grasshoppers, etc.) don't seem to suffer from timidity. Not sure why...

[KillingIsPhun]

is it a cicada?

[iluminameluna]

Nope. I'lll try to post a video of a live cicada when "they come into season" on my property. Check back around late Feb. to early March.

[sjlove2bird]

KATYDID!

[Racecars721]

This is a Katydid.

[tadiah84]

I hate these things and don't see the need for them on this earth at all I hate them more

than anything

[LoboOscuro3]

que mal, no se escucha. :(

[SnowWhiteDove7]

wow they make that sound and do all that? i never seen one do those sounds and movements.very cool

[rich1051414]

@iluminameluna the frequency range the grasshopper chirped at is out of the range of the camera's audio recording capabilities obviously :(

[conwyt]

the best beat boxing bug of all time

[GuineaPigzRTheBest]

its a katydid i breed them n let them go cause their rare haha i love these guys XD

[ilonavee]

ARCADE GAME shooting! Oldskool, really :) that's what is sounds like!!

[wallaby9D8]

That's a katydid.............

[MrStoney420]

beautiful katydid