Cathoppers chirp for three reasons: when they are happy, such as basking in the sun or eating delicious food, they chirp once or twice; when courting, they chirp for a long time and then stop after about two or three minutes. After a while, it will continue to bark; when frightened, it will bark once or twice with a rapid sound.

It is omnivorous, but mainly preys on other insects. It can kill each other when hungry. Generally, females eat more males. Because it can prey on some pests, it should be captured and utilized appropriately.

In terms of plants, in addition to eating various green plants, they also eat steamed buns, rice, tofu, steamed buns, fried cakes, etc. In addition to being raised as ornamental insects, they can also be used as natural enemies of pests. Protection and utilization.

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In the wild, nymphs molt 6 times. When molting, the head is downward, the feet grasp attachments, and the head and thorax molt line first After the cracking, the forefoot, midfoot, hindfoot, antennae and abdomen are shed, which lasts about 65 minutes, and finally the shed skin is eaten.

Natural adult grasshoppers in the wild mostly emerge in the morning and begin to mate after 1-2 weeks, which lasts for about 30 minutes until the male excretes a milky white sticky spermatophorus with a diameter of 10mm and attaches to the female genitals. Internally and externally, mating is over.

Catidids can mate many times in their lifetime. Females begin to lay eggs 2-3 weeks after mating. The egg-laying period is very long. More eggs are laid during the day than at night. Egg-laying begins in early July and reaches its peak. The period ends in August, late September or early October.