I finally discovered who sang every night in a monotonous shrill voice. The culprit was sitting on my folded garden chair in the veranda, trying hard to look like a leaf. His long antennae gave him away.
The Katydid is related to the grasshoppers and the crickets. Commonly found in the tropics, it gets its name from its repitative call which sounds like "Katydid katydidn't". But my visitor's call sounds more like "tizi tizi"! The sound is produced both by males and females by stridulation- rubbing the forewings together. Their wings are good for producing piercing sound, but not for flying long distances.According to some scientific studies conducted in 2010, the Katydid PLabycleis affinis has the largest testes in proportion to body mass of any animal recorded!
My thanks to James at Weekend Reflections.
I do know about Katydids! And your noisy friend does leave a great reflection for the day! Enjoy your weekend!!
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Something new to me. But it blends with the chair well.
ReplyDeleteI hope it sounds were music to your ear.
OH, I love the sound! Great pics!
ReplyDeleteMam nadzieję, że jego odgłosy nie przeszkadzały Ci :-). Pozdrawiam
ReplyDeletehe or she certainly blends in with your chair!
ReplyDeleteInteresting photos! Loved reading the info about the katydid.
ReplyDeletea very nice green reflection !
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