IFAS Extension
Taciturn Wood Cricket, Gryllus ovisopis (T. Walker) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Gryllidae)
T. J. Walker
Agriculture
Abstract
This document provides an in-depth profile of the taciturn wood cricket, Gryllus ovisopis, notable for its lack of a calling song. Found throughout the southeastern coastal plain, this species is distinguished by its darker forewings and non-functional hindwings. The life cycle includes overwintering as eggs, hatching in April, and maturing synchronously in September. Adults inhabit moist broadleaf and loblolly pine woodlands. Despite the absence of calling songs, males produce fight and courtship songs using specialized forewings. The document is part of the Featured Creatures collection by UF/IFAS Extension. Published: January 1999.
About this Publication
This document is EENY071, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 1999. Revised May 2014. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the latest version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures.
About the Authors
T. J. Walker, professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
How to Cite
Walker, T. J. (2003). Taciturn Wood Cricket, Gryllus ovisopis (T. Walker) (Insecta: Orthoptera: Gryllidae). EDIS, 2003(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in228-1999
Authors
Thomas Walker
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, insect ecology, behavior and systematics, Department of Entomology and Nematology
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology