Keywords: outdoor plant grass insect animal Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)*, a male rubbing his legs against his wingcases to produce his song. Short antennae (as opposed to crickets, who have long thin antennae). Straight markings across the shoulders. Stridulation = "buzzing with a rapid irregular pulse" according to www.orthoptera.org.uk. A sound like tiny maracas in the sunshine. * chorthippus = "grass horse" Meadow Grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus)*, a male rubbing his legs against his wingcases to produce his song. Short antennae (as opposed to crickets, who have long thin antennae). Straight markings across the shoulders. Stridulation = "buzzing with a rapid irregular pulse" according to www.orthoptera.org.uk. A sound like tiny maracas in the sunshine. * chorthippus = "grass horse" |