Thermometer-cricket
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Oecanthus niveus
narrow-winged tree cricket, snowy tree cricket
Oecanthus niveus is a small tree cricket species in the family Oecanthidae, first described by Charles de Geer in 1773 from a Pennsylvania specimen. Adults measure 13–16 mm and are pale green with distinctive orange markings on the head. The species is notable for its temperature-dependent calling song, with males producing sounds at rates and frequencies that vary predictably with ambient temperature. It occurs primarily in eastern North America and the Caribbean, where it inhabits broad-leaved trees, shrubs, and herbaceous vegetation.