[Source: Xinmin Evening News] In your childhood memories, are there any insects chirping in summer? In the city, summer insects are the most simple music in nature but should not be ignored - they are very small and quietly hidden in every corner of the city, but they are also v

[Source: Xinmin Evening News]

In your childhood memories Are there any summer insects chirping here?

In the city, summer insects are the most simple music in nature but should not be ignored - they are very small and quietly hidden in every corner of the city, but they are also very tenacious and use their own unique way to tell the story. The vitality of life.

Early morning prologue

In the early morning, butterflies dance among the flowers, and bees shuttle back and forth to collect nectar.

"On summer mornings, many 'industrious' bugs start to get busy. Most of them are silent, as if they don't want to 'disturb' the city's dream, and quietly 'start' the prologue of the day." Shanghai Normal University Life Sciences Tang Liang, associate professor of the college and founder of "Dacheng Xiaochong Studio" said.

In addition to the dancing summer insects, there are also some insects that are looking for food early in the morning. If you get close to the willow trees on the urban promenade by the river, you may hear a gentle creaking sound, which is the sound of beetle larvae gnawing on the wood.

☀️Song at noon️

In the afternoon, the summer singer-cicada is hidden under the lush sycamore leaves, emitting a crisp and continuous chirping sound. The "old-fashioned" Shanghainese like to call them "Ye Hu Zhi" because their joyous cry is quite similar to the Shanghainese "I know I know".

Tang Liang said that cicadas are the well-deserved "singers" of Shanghai in summer, especially in the afternoon, when they sing loudly.

Cicadas have a very long "singing" career, which can last from early summer to early autumn. "In the summer in Shanghai, the three most common cicadas are the black grasshopper, the cricket and the Mongolian chiller. The black grasshopper is the largest cicada in Shanghai, with a loud and continuous sound. The cricket is best at continuous long sounds, and the black grasshopper is the largest cicada in Shanghai. The Mongolian cicada is the "original cicada", and its song is "cicada". However, at different times in the summer, the "lead singer" of the cicada band will change from early summer to August. It tends to disappear, but Mongolian cicadas can continue to sing until November."

Concerto at night

The singing of crickets is especially obvious at night, coming from the corners and flower beds, one after another. Their voices are not as high-pitched as cicadas, but more delicate and melodious, adding a sense of tranquility to the hot summer nights.

Tang Liang said: "If summer is compared to a concert, then the protagonists of the first half are cicadas, and the protagonists of the second half are crickets, weavers, and grasshoppers. They usually start to sing in August, and Cicadas have different vocalizers on their abdomen. This type of insect mainly produces sounds through the friction of its forewings. It likes to sing at night, and its sound is as loud as a loom. "

When night falls, the fireflies are the concerto. One of the most fascinating bugs. "Shanghai is not a place where fireflies are extinct. The most common one is the yellow-veined firefly. It prefers humid environments and often appears in moist grass or woods. It is easiest to find fireflies in the rainy season.”

Planner: Zhu Xiaokun Dong Chunlei

Copywriter: Ma Dan

Hand-painted: Shao Xiaoyan

Editor: Qian Ying Xu Yong Gong Zijun