Magnolia Tree Cardinal Cricket calling for a mate.
Photo © by Terry Lynch
Magnolia Tree Cardinal Cricket (Neoxabea bipanctata Da Geer 1773) is a
sign from God of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, or so it might be
imagined by folk in the Bible Belt where these tiny crickets congregate
in mass upon Magnolia Trees bellowing their call upon hot summer nights.
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This holy clad two-spotted tree cricket uses Magnolia Tree leaves like parabolic reflectors to amplify and focus mating cal
ls.
Males beam their loud mating calls using parabolic leaf reflectors,
congregating upon Magnolia Trees in mass, their calls synchronized;
females hear the calls with ears in their legs also using the leaves
like parabolic reflectors which intensify the mating calls.
This
spectacular behavior was discovered when my Toyota van broke down along
the roadside by a majestic Magnolia Tree. As night fell a loud thrill
came from the tree. Curious to discover the source of the chattering, I
climbed high into the canopy and discovered holy clad crickets and
their remarkable behavior of using magnolia leaves as parabolic
reflectors.
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