THE GRASSHOPPER'S COUSINS
Fig. 35. The striped ground cricket, Nemobius vittatus
A, B, females, distinguished by the long ovipositor. C, a male. D, a female in the act of thrusting her ovipositor into the ground. E, a female, with ovipositor full length in the ground, and extruding an egg from its tip. F, an egg in the ground
ing trill so faint that you must listen attentively to hear it. In singing the male raises his wings at an angle of about 45°. The stridulating vein is set with such fine ridges that
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