{"id":731,"date":"2021-02-10T19:11:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T01:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/?page_id=731"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T23:23:49","slug":"tamarack","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/?page_id=731","title":{"rendered":"Tamarack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Oecanthus laricis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is a pair of Tamarack tree crickets. The male is singing, which exposes his metanotal gland. He is singing to entice the female to sip secretions from his metanotal gland.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-O.-laricis-singing-and-metanotal-gland-1.m4v\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This species has a small range &#8211; southern Michigan and northeastern Ohio on Tamarack or Hemlock trees. They are very difficult to tell apart from Pine tree crickets. Although knowing the host tree is helpful, Pine tree crickets have also been found on Tamaracks and Hemlocks. Generally they have a lighter brown color or rust, an aging individual can have some fading of the brown.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"882\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8044.jpg?resize=519%2C882\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8044.jpg?w=519&amp;ssl=1 519w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8044.jpg?resize=177%2C300&amp;ssl=1 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>This female has a rich dark brown coloring.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7882-643x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C1019\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7882.jpg?resize=643%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 643w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7882.jpg?resize=188%2C300&amp;ssl=1 188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7882.jpg?resize=768%2C1224&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7882.jpg?resize=964%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 964w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_7882.jpg?w=1131&amp;ssl=1 1131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/box2406.temp.domains\/~oecanthi\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-O.-laricis-female-1024x809.jpg?resize=640%2C506\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-O.-laricis-female.jpg?resize=1024%2C809&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-O.-laricis-female.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-O.-laricis-female.jpg?resize=768%2C606&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Great-O.-laricis-female.jpg?w=1046&amp;ssl=1 1046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>This Tamarack tree cricket is carefully cleaning her antennae. The technique is very similar to that of cats.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grooming-Tamarack-1.m4v\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To read the original description: <a href=\"https:\/\/orthsoc.org\/sina\/s576lw63.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/orthsoc.org\/sina\/s576lw63.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oecanthus laricis This is a pair of Tamarack tree crickets. The male is singing, which exposes his metanotal gland. He is singing to entice the female to sip secretions from his metanotal gland. This species has a small range &#8211; southern Michigan and northeastern Ohio on Tamarack or Hemlock trees. They are very difficult to tell apart from Pine tree crickets. Although knowing the host tree is helpful, Pine tree crickets have also been found on Tamaracks and Hemlocks. Generally they have a lighter brown color or rust, an aging individual can have some fading of the brown. This female has a rich dark brown coloring. This Tamarack tree cricket is carefully cleaning her antennae. The technique is very similar to that of cats. To read the original description: https:\/\/orthsoc.org\/sina\/s576lw63.pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-731","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry",""],"a3_pvc":{"activated":false,"total_views":18,"today_views":0},"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=731"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5490,"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/731\/revisions\/5490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oecanthinae.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}