Crickets are ancient insects with a history of at least 140 million years. In ancient and modern times, crickets were used as objects for cricket fights. Especially in ancient my country, cricket fighting skills were once very popular. But do you know which species of cricket is the most precious? In this article, I will introduce to you the ten most valuable cricket species in the world. They are Chinese fighting cricket, long-jawed fighting cricket, red-breasted ink cricket, Japanese bell cricket, engraved iron cricket, and double-spotted cricket. Crickets, stone-headed coffin-headed crickets, etc. Come and see with me now.
The Chinese cricket, also known as the Mika cricket, is one of the top ten most expensive cricket species. It is the protagonist of cricket fighting activities and is famous for its excellent fighting ability and sweet chirping. Chinese fighting crickets once obsessed the emperor, prime ministers, and ordinary people, and they can be called "the number one insect in China."
Male Chinese fighting crickets have a strong sense of territory and habits. They like to live alone. A cave can only accommodate one male or one female and her mate. Therefore, they often engage in fierce life-and-death struggles for territory and mates. This is also one of the unique characteristics of Chinese cricket fighting behavior. They usually show strong fighting spirit. It can be said that the Chinese fighting cricket in good condition is one of the rarest and most valuable insects in the country, and no one can match it.
The long-jawed fighting cricket is one of the ten most valuable crickets. It also has the unique territory-occupying habits of males. Similar to the Chinese fighting cricket, they prefer to occupy a single burrow, housing only one male or mate with a single female. In order to compete for territory and mates, male long-jawed fighting crickets will engage in fierce life-or-death duels with other individuals. This behavior is one of their characteristics.
In the wild, long-jawed fighting crickets occupy large geographic areas and are known for their loud chirps. Under normal circumstances, long-jawed fighting crickets have a strong fighting spirit. They also have an aggressive nature, even rivaling that of the Mika Fighting Cricket. However, due to their ordinary appearance or excessively long upper jaws, long-jawed fighting crickets are often refused participation in official cricket fighting competitions because they are more likely to bite and maim each other.
The red-breasted black cricket, commonly known as the black cricket or blackfly, is famous for its small and elegant body. The colors on them are bright and have a charming sheen. It has a unique chirping sound and is praised as the "Black Peony". It is one of the most popular high-end cricket varieties. Because the overall appearance is similar to black ants, it is also called "antfly".
The red-breasted ink cricket is smaller, about the size of a grain of wheat. They are mainly black, with a black or slightly brown head, and a bright red chest and back, like burning flames. In addition, because of its smooth and bright body surface, it is also called "oil fly". Red-breasted ink crickets are loved for their gentle and friendly temperament and can be kept with songbirds of the same or different species. This breed can be admired not only for its beautiful chirping, but also for its unique appearance.
The Japanese bell cricket, commonly known as the horse cricket, is a rare species of crickets and is famous for its golden chirping. Generally, their body length is about 17 mm, with the front part of the body being narrower and the back part of the body being wider, and the shape is similar to a black melon seed. The head is small and dark brown, with three wide light spots on the back of the head, and a pair of obvious drop-shaped markings on the front of the middle spot, although sometimes it is less obvious. This kind of cricket has a delicate chirp, which sounds like the sound of a vibrating bell, so it is called bell cricket; hearing their sound is like hearing the sound of wind blowing pine trees.
Horseflies have many enthusiasts in terms of breeding and viewing. Countless songbird enthusiasts buy horseflies every year. However, many friends do not know much about the life habits of horse crickets and raise them in wooden boxes or other organic cricket containers, which greatly shortens the life span of horse crickets.
The engraved iron cricket is also one of the most valuable cricket species, also known as iron marbles or chime crickets. The female cricket is also known as the leathery-winged iron cricket due to the leathery nature of its forewings. The body length of the male cricket is about 10 mm and the width is about 3.5 mm. The female cricket is slightly larger, with a body length of about 12 mm and a width of about 4 mm. The head of the chimefly is round and slightly smaller than the width of the front edge of the pronotum, giving the entire body a shape that is smaller in front and larger in back. The top of the head is covered with tiny carved dots. Its antennae are black and the middle segments are white, slightly longer than the body.
The forewings of the engraved iron cricket are broad and thin at the edges, completely covering the entire body. They are described as having a beautiful sound and an excellent echo, like a sound coming from an empty valley, very loud. Because of its outstanding chirping, it and the horse bell are known as the two great sounds in the world of chirping insects.
The most expensive cricket species are usually the "fighting type," and the two-spotted cricket is one of them. This species is also known as Oolongzai, Red Dragonzai, Hua Jing, Hua Jing, Huang Neck. It is a typical cricket family insect. Male individuals of this cricket have a round yellow spot on each base of the forewings, hence the name "two-spotted cricket".
The two-spotted cricket is burly and huge, with a body length of about 2.2 to 2.8 centimeters, and its whole body is smooth and shiny. Not only are male crickets good at chirping, they also like to engage in battle. Their fight scenes are also admirable. In Taiwan, two-spotted crickets are also used as fighting and ornamental pets, and many people like to keep them.
The stone-headed coffin-headed cricket, also known as the coffin-headed cricket, the small coffin-headed cricket, and the small-headed cricket, is a song insect belonging to the family Orthopterygidae. Their body length is between 12 and 16 mm, and they vary in size. Generally, their body width is about 5 mm, and their antennae are about 20 mm in length. Their bodies are relatively small and their movements are agile. Once disturbed, they will jump and escape quickly, so it is relatively difficult to catch this insect. Their chirping is "Zhi, Zhi, Zhi, Zhi, Zhi", which circulates five times. The sound is slightly low, but has a strong charm, and is deeply loved by songbird enthusiasts. This insect has a certain degree of phototaxis. Individuals with well-developed hind wings will sometimes fly towards the light source and pounce on the light.
The Stove Horse Cricket is named because it often lives among the ruins of ruins. At the same time, its whole body is soy sauce-colored and its shape is similar to that of a cricket. Therefore, it is also called the "Soy Sauce Cricket" or the "Sauce-Colored Cricket." Because their calls are similar to those of chicks or newly hatched ducks, they are also called "stove chickens" and "stove ducks." Stove horse crickets can be captured and watched all year round. In summer and autumn, they should be kept in tile or ceramic cricket pots. In winter and spring, they should be kept in wooden or bamboo round boxes or gourds. You can also carry it with you. Because of its beautiful colors and soft and elegant chirping, the Stove Horse Cricket is loved by many people and is a chirping insect worth keeping and watching.
The Anhui yellow fly is one of the most outstanding varieties of songbird crickets. Because its whole body is pure yellow, with only a lighter color on its neck, it is called "yellow fly". It is famous because of its remarkable features. Its chirping is as clear and crisp as a bell, and the sound is sweet, clear and full of charm, even brighter and louder than the sound of a golden fly. Because of its excellent appearance, wonderful chirping and long viewing time, it was once hailed as the "King of Chilling Insects" at the First Chilling Insect Exhibition in Shanghai.
The Anhui yellow cricket chirps almost continuously for a long time, but if you want it to not only continue chirping but also produce the most pleasant sound, you need to use other types of crickets to stimulate it and make it show its competitiveness in competition with other insects. Heart.
The pear slice cricket is one of the most acclaimed species of crickets. Its entire insect body is spindle-shaped and grass-green in color. It looks like a green date stone, and a bit like a small boat with pointed ends. People raise pear crickets for two purposes: one is to appreciate its crisp, round and metallic chirping, and the other is to fully appreciate its green and lovely appearance, especially when it chirps, its wings stand erect, like a flower. Green flowers. Therefore, many breeders not only like to listen to its beautiful chirping, but also like to watch the unique beauty it displays when chirping. The pear cricket is a very valuable ornamental song insect.
The top ten most valuable crickets in the world are mainly recommended based on the popularity/popularity of crickets and comprehensive reference to relevant Internet rankings/lists. The data is as of October 30, 2023. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment/criticize at the end.
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