Black-horned tree cricket
Oecanthus nigricornis
The black-horned tree cricket is a slim cricket from North America. It belongs to a group called tree crickets, which live up in plants instead of on the ground. When a male wants to win a partner, he gives her a present of food.
Lives in
North America, in plants and bushes
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot sting, so you can watch it up close.
What does it eat?
It nibbles on plants and also eats tiny insects.
How fast is it?
Black-horned tree cricket about 3 km/h (1.9 mph)
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It lives in North America.
2
When a male and a female meet, the male gives her a snack as a gift. Scientists call this a wedding gift.
3
Females choose the male with the best gift, not the biggest one. A good gift helps them lay more eggs.
you asked
Most asked questions about Black-horned tree cricket
?Where does the black-horned tree cricket live?
In North America, among plants and bushes.
?Is the black-horned tree cricket dangerous?
No. It is a small, harmless insect without a sting.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Oecanthus nigricornis
- Group
- Grasshoppers and crickets
- Family
- Gryllidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Orthoptera > Gryllidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Oecanthus nigricornis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andrew C. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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