Friday 6 August 2021

NIGHT SINGER

Olympus E-M10 Mark III, Zuiko 60mm macro, f10, 1/250, ISO 400

Ensifera are orthoptern insects with long antennae and hind legs adapted to jumping. Mostly nocturnal, they take advantage of warm summer nights to sing their characteristic song. Its auditory organs are located in the anterior tibiae.

Els ensífers són ortòpters d’antenes llargues i potes posteriors adaptades al salt. D’hàbit principalment nocturn, aprofiten les càlides nits d’estiu per emetre el seu cant característic. Els seus òrgans auditius es troben a les tíbies anteriors.

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