August 21, 2023

I am known as a True Cricket

My antenna are long, unlike grasshoppers

I rub my wings together to stridulate

They rub their legs on their wings, how improper!

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park

Sources: https://www.amentsoc.org/insects/fact-files/orders/orthoptera.html

Photo and text © 2023 Dee Fairbanks Simpson