1. The cricket egg itself is an exquisite little mechanical system. When the larvae hatch, the egg shell is like a white tube with a very neat round hole on the top and a round cap along the edge of the hole, which becomes a lid. Instead of being blindly pushed up by a newborn or destroyed with scissors, the lid opens automatically along a specially prepared texture and its fragile lines. We should have a good understanding of this wonderful incubation process.

About two weeks after laying the eggs, two large black and red dots appear on the front end of the egg shell. This is the prototype of the eyes. Slightly forward of these two origins, that is, at the top of the cylinder, a slender micro-shaped annular washer appears. This is the fracture line in the process of being formed. Soon, through the translucent egg shell, you can see all parts of the body of the little animal inside. At this time, you should pay extra attention and increase the time and frequency of observations, especially in the morning.

Good luck always favors those who are patient. The hard work I put in finally paid off satisfactorily. After some exquisite processing, the micro-shaped gaskets have been woven into a line with very low resistance. At this time, the little life in the egg pushes it with its forehead, and the egg cover is pushed up along its periphery, and then falls aside. . The cricket came out of the egg shell, like a little monster popping out of a doll.

Crickets are born wearing a coat. But it takes off this coat at the opening of the egg shell. At this time it was all gray and white. After fighting against the mud covering its body and sweeping away obstacles, it emerged from the ground. But at this time it was still very thin, about the size of a flea. This is a challenge for its survival, but fortunately it is very agile.

2. Unlike other insects, crickets are right-handed, and their right elytra almost completely covers the left elytra. However, the structure of its two elytra is exactly the same. Both elytra are composed of a wide transparent dry membrane, which is as thin as a white onion skin and can vibrate. It is the site where crickets occur. There are two wing veins in the middle of the elytra.

There is a depression between the two wing veins, and there are five or six black wrinkles in the concave gap. These wrinkles form friction arteries, creating conditions for vibrations to occur. One of the two wing veins that is cut into a jagged shape is the bow. It has about 150 serrations, all in the shape of triangular prisms. Even better is that it knows how to cadence, adjusting the intensity of its sound as needed.

3. I look for the cricket larvae and pay attention to the moment when it sheds its skin and changes shape. At this time, only its wings and elytra were seen like tiny wrinkled sheets. One day in early May I finally saw it shed its skin and throw away its old and rough clothes. Except for the elytra and wings, which are pure white, the rest of its body is maroon red.

When the cricket just came out of its coat, its wings and elytra were small, wrinkled, and incomplete. But then the sheathed wings will slowly grow. Later I found that the edges of the two elytra were touching, and the right one was about to cover the elytra. At this time, I used a piece of grass to gently change the overlapping order of the elytra, placing the left elytra next to the right elytra, and it was successful, although it sometimes didn't cooperate well.

At about 3 pm that day, the cricket changed from light red to black. In this way, the cricket's elytra grew and matured under my intervention. Soon he was playing with a bow that no member of his family had ever used. And its pitch and rhythm are normal.

Extended information:

"Insects" is a book about insect life, involving more than 100 kinds of insects such as dung beetles, ants, and Sisyphus insects. In this world, there are about 1 million insect species known to humans, accounting for 5/6 of all known animal species; and there are still millions of unknown insects that are still waiting to be discovered and understood by humans.

In the mid-19th century, after teaching at school, Fabre and his children observed various insects in the fields, named them, and eulogized them.

"Insects" is divided into ten volumes, each volume is divided into 17 to 25 chapters. Each chapter describes the life of one or several insects in detail and profoundly, and also includes some stories about experiences and memories of the past. biographical article.

In the book, the author describes how small insects abide by the rules of nature and make unremitting efforts to survive and reproduce.

Based on his lifelong experience and achievements in insect research, the author takes a humanistic view of insect nature and uses insect nature to reflect social life. He focuses on the external forms and biological habits of the insects he has observed and studied. Truly records the instincts, habits, etc. of several common insects

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia—Insect Diary