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Camel cricket sounds? - Gammarotettix - female

Camel cricket sounds? - Gammarotettix - Female
Monte Bello OSP, Santa Clara County, California, USA
June 9, 2015
In this area I heard and saw something I have not heard before. From various locations on this stretch of trailbank (about 15'), I heard short, dry "trills". Camel crickets appeared from under the leaf duff, then went back under. I managed to get a photo of one, but many were relatively pale, like this one. 9:09 PM PDT. It was overcast and a little muggy.
While I didn't witness one of these actually producing the sound, I think what might have been going on is vibrational signalling? Like this perhaps: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Natasa_Stritih/publication/232649786_Mating_behaviour_and_vibratory_signalling_in_non-hearing_cave_crickets_reflect_primitive_communication_of_Ensifera/links/00b7d52976b8bdbca0000000.pdf

Here is a recording of some of the sounds: https://soundcloud.com/dbrusco/150609mbcamelcrickets

Nice...
interesting, sounds plausible. I have not heard this sound with my local crickets (which include this genus) up in the mountains. Will have to keep an ear out...

looks like Gammarotettix
Very interesting observations and recording! I don't have enough experience with this family to tell you anything more, but David or Alice might.

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