Tutoring math, the tutor has stumbled into the world of crickets.

I’ve lived on the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts of Canada. Everywhere I’ve lived, I recall that crickets start chirping sometime in July.

Why not until then? I’ve reasoned that chirping takes a fair amount of strength, so the cricket can’t do it when first hatched. Sometime in July’s later half, the cricket graduates to chirping. Such has always been my suspicion.

In last night’s post, my attention was captured by crickets. Research led me to field crickets, and the unexpected discovery of spring and fall varieties.

Spring field crickets start chirping in late spring. However, looking at the range map, they don’t live anywhere I’ve. In contrast, fall field crickets – who begin chirping exactly when I’ve mentioned – live on Canada’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

Field crickets, we love you.

Source: songsofinsects.com

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