Horse-water bug - Horse-water bug

…In Japan, there are many insects that rub their wings together in autumn to call for females, and grasshoppers are a typical example. Other insects include the horse water bug (commonly called "Swicho"; it sounds like the "shishi, cho" sound that horses make when chasing), and the shoe beetle (commonly called "Gachagacha"; it sounds like the "shishi, cho" sound that horses make when chasing...)…

*Some of the terminology that refers to "horse water bugs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…日本には秋季に翅をすりあわせて雌を呼ぶ昆虫が多く，キリギリスは代表的なものである。このほか，ウマオイムシ(俗にスイッチョ。馬を追う〈シッシッ，チョッ〉という声に似ている)，クツワムシ(俗にガチャガチャ。…

※「ウマオイムシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報