赤胸墨蛉蟋是一種以植物(wu)鮮嫩(nen)莖葉為(wei)食(shi)的生物(wu),中(zhong)國安徽省、臺灣省等地(di)有分布(bu)。
體(ti)(ti)(ti)長(chang)5-7mm全身(shen)墨黑(hei)(hei)發亮,前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)、背板赤黑(hei)(hei)色(se)(se)而(er)得墨蛉(ling)雅(ya)號。體(ti)(ti)(ti)態(tai)(tai)嬌(jiao)小(xiao)(xiao)苗條(tiao),通體(ti)(ti)(ti)呈亮黑(hei)(hei)色(se)(se)。頭小(xiao)(xiao),前(qian)(qian)(qian)胸(xiong)背板梯(ti)形(xing)(xing),前(qian)(qian)(qian)狹(xia)(xia)后寬,與頭部之(zhi)間形(xing)(xing)成一明顯“頸部”,整體(ti)(ti)(ti)形(xing)(xing)如一只大黑(hei)(hei)螞蟻,因此又被稱為(wei)“蟻蛉(ling)”。前(qian)(qian)(qian)翅半(ban)透明,狹(xia)(xia)長(chang),略(lve)超(chao)過腹部末端,翅面(mian)有4個塊狀深色(se)(se)斑紋。后足股節(jie)外(wai)側常具一深褐色(se)(se)條(tiao)紋;三對足均為(wei)淡色(se)(se)。尾須細長(chang),色(se)(se)較體(ti)(ti)(ti)色(se)(se)淡。它的頭胸(xiong)節(jie)略(lve)帶褐紅色(se)(se),體(ti)(ti)(ti)態(tai)(tai)小(xiao)(xiao)巧秀美(mei),體(ti)(ti)(ti)表(biao)色(se)(se)澤亮麗,鳴(ming)聲別有韻味,被人們譽為(wei)“鳴(ming)蟲黑(hei)(hei)牡丹”。
不愛陽光,喜(xi)歡略帶濕潤而較(jiao)陰涼的(de)(de)環境。赤胸(xiong)墨蛉(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)蟋1年發(fa)生2代(dai),第1代(dai)成(cheng)蟲(chong)出(chu)現在6-7月間(jian)(jian),有時6月中下旬即可(ke)(ke)聽到它動人的(de)(de)鳴(ming)叫聲(sheng),但(dan)大多數要到7月的(de)(de)上中旬才放聲(sheng)齊鳴(ming)。這(zhe)種第一(yi)代(dai)出(chu)現的(de)(de)墨蛉(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)成(cheng)蟲(chong)稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)夏(xia)墨蛉(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)。第二代(dai)墨蛉(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)在9月中旬至(zhi)10月上旬陸續羽(yu)化為(wei)成(cheng)蟲(chong),且不久以后就(jiu)開始(shi)鳴(ming)叫,這(zhe)代(dai)墨蛉(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)常被飼養者精心照料讓其(qi)越冬,所以被稱(cheng)(cheng)作冬墨蛉(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)。但(dan)由于(yu)其(qi)真(zhen)正羽(yu)化成(cheng)成(cheng)蟲(chong)的(de)(de)時間(jian)(jian)是秋季.因(yin)此也可(ke)(ke)稱(cheng)(cheng)它為(wei)秋墨蛉(ling)(ling)(ling)(ling)。
赤(chi)胸(xiong)墨(mo)蛉蟋由于其性情和(he)善,可(ke)以(yi)和(he)其他同(tong)種和(he)不同(tong)種的(de)(de)(de)鳴(ming)蟲(chong)(chong)同(tong)養。飼養夏(xia)墨(mo)蛉需要(yao)適當注意水(shui)(shui)分的(de)(de)(de)供給(gei)(gei),可(ke)喂給(gei)(gei)一些含水(shui)(shui)分較充(chong)足的(de)(de)(de)食(shi)物(wu),如水(shui)(shui)果中的(de)(de)(de)梨子、蘋果和(he)削去紅瓤和(he)硬外皮(pi)的(de)(de)(de)西瓜皮(pi),以(yi)及南(nan)瓜、米粥等(deng),喂飼的(de)(de)(de)食(shi)物(wu)要(yao)經常(chang)調換,而且要(yao)求新鮮、衛生(sheng),吃剩的(de)(de)(de)食(shi)物(wu)要(yao)及時清除干凈。投喂的(de)(de)(de)食(shi)物(wu)要(yao)切成(cheng)小片或(huo)(huo)小塊(kuai),因赤(chi)胸(xiong)墨(mo)嶺蟲(chong)(chong)體太(tai)(tai)小,要(yao)防止(zhi)較大塊(kuai)的(de)(de)(de)食(shi)物(wu)在(zai)飼養器(qi)內(nei)滾動時將蟲(chong)(chong)壓死或(huo)(huo)砸死,或(huo)(huo)粘(zhan)(zhan)性太(tai)(tai)強(qiang)的(de)(de)(de)米粥類食(shi)物(wu)將蟲(chong)(chong)粘(zhan)(zhan)死。赤(chi)胸(xiong)墨(mo)蛉既(ji)可(ke)聽賞(shang)又(you)可(ke)觀(guan)賞(shang)。