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Desert Clicker Grasshopper (Ligurotettix coquilletti)
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Copyright © 2011
margarethe brummermann
Desert clicker? -
Ligurotettix coquilletti
Picture Rocks, NW of Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 6, 2011
Size: 18 mm
Their little chirps are dominating the creosote flats day and night.
Here is a video of one calling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYhcfGr8nTc
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Contributed by
margarethe brummermann
on 8 August, 2011 - 10:55am
Last updated 9 August, 2011 - 6:53pm
This is one of the few genera of insects
of which I've had individuals "scold" me. They are very interesting insects with lots of "personality".
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David J. Ferguson
, 12 August, 2011 - 12:00am
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You've got the correct ID
The sound has never sounded much like a "click" to me.
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David J. Ferguson
, 9 August, 2011 - 6:53pm
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No, it's more like two very short rasps
that's why I added the video with sound
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margarethe brummermann
, 9 August, 2011 - 7:15pm
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