A corner hidden in the green
Sometimes a bug can be heard before you see it.
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The large-salt-green, Tettigonia viridissima, can go unnoticed between leaves and branches. According to the Gulbenkian record, adult males reveal themselves in the corner, while males and females tend to hide in dense vegetation. The species occurs in environments with shrubs and trees, including gardens and urban green spaces.
The nymphs already look like adults, but have little developed wings. Compare life stages is different from identifying a behavior: the photograph recorded in Cabeceiras shows the insect on wood, without documenting the corner. The background of the image is also not enough to characterize the entire habitat where it was observed.
The development phase also changes what is easier to observe. The chart suggests looking for nymphs in herbaceous and shrubby vegetation, while adults are often hidden. The sound and image provide different clues: hearing a corner without seeing the animal and photographing an insect without hearing it are not equivalent records. In the local photograph, it preserves only what the frame allows to recognize.
Sound, light or image?
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Date changes question
A September meeting does not itself document winter.
A grasshopper crosses winter →The light also communicates
In fireflies, light signals are part of communication.
A light that carries a message →A discreet bird has another voice
It compares the importance of singing without confusing birds and insects.
A discreet bird that reveals itself in the corner →
Source and context
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation — Great Green Rocket
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