Mormon crickets aren't actually crickets, they're from the katydid family. The "mormon" part is because swarms of these insects nearly wiped out the crops at the first Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) settlement in Utah.
ACEO 2.5X3.5 inches. 6.5 X9 CM. Original acrylic and charcoal painting on bristol stock.
Original for sale here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.ph.....ng_id=33885264
ACEO 2.5X3.5 inches. 6.5 X9 CM. Original acrylic and charcoal painting on bristol stock.
Original for sale here: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.ph.....ng_id=33885264
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 605 x 427px
File Size 86.7 kB
Which cicadas do you get? The warbling kind or the ones that make a monotonous buzzing drone at 120 decibels that never stops all day long and makes you want to beat your head against something?
There's an interesting story about these crickets in Salt Lake by the way, and a little miracle involving seagulls.
There's an interesting story about these crickets in Salt Lake by the way, and a little miracle involving seagulls.
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