The Snowy Tree Cricket is a pale, slender cricket whose melodious, regular chirping is the quintessential sound of late summer evenings. It is famously known as the 'thermometer cricket' because its chirp rate correlates precisely with air temperature — by counting chirps per 15 seconds and adding 40 one obtains a close approximation of the Fahrenheit temperature.
Habitat
Shrubs, trees, brambles, and woodland edges
Diet
Adults and nymphs: plant matter, aphids, and small insects
How common
Common
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