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What kind of pot is the stick gourd suitable for?

Stick gourd is suitable for black iron slug.

As a tool for raising insects, the gourd has been constantly renovated and made more and more kinds in the long-term appreciation process through the continuous efforts of masters and artists in past dynasties, so that the gourd insect tool, which was originally a natural thing, has gradually developed into a special handicraft that people like.

Experts believe that the fruit-bearing effect of bar gourd is the best. Because of its straight inner wall and large volume, it is easy to produce * * * sound, with concentrated sound and rich bass. Gourd has a variety of sizes, generally 5 cm thick and 15 cm long; The largest one is 6-7 cm thick and more than 20 cm long, which is regarded as the "giant" in gourd insect tools.

Common slugs are:

First, the green grasshopper

(1) is common in plains, farmland, peanut fields, bean fields, corn fields and vegetable fields.

(2) The whole body is green, with no noise, thin wings and high sound, but it is not as loud as the black grasshopper and has good ornamental value.

Second, the black iron slug

(1) is more common in mountainous areas outside Beijing.

(2) The whole body is bluish-black, the face is purple-blue, the teeth are red, the abdomen is pink, the wings are white or yellow, the front wings are dark brown, there are yellow-green or yellow spots on the side of the front wings, the eyes are black or brown, the legs are black, the beard is brown, and the body color deepens with time until the whole body is black and bright. The cry is loud and generous.

Third, the white grasshopper on the grass.

(1) is common in hillsides, hills, fields, corners, shrubs and weeds, especially in late autumn.

(2) The body surface color is miscellaneous and light, ranging from green to brown (light brown to light grayish white).

(3) the molting time is short, the body is good, and it is easy to raise.

Fourth, red-brown slugs.

(1) is more common in the mountainous area in the north of Yanshan Mountain.

(2) Large in size, with red head and purple face, red chest and back plate, reddish brown abdomen, pink abdomen, purple legs and feet, red tentacles, golden wings, bright green wings and emerald green spots. Big cry, long life and strong drought tolerance.

Five, five-color slug

(1) evolved from brown-black-mountain slugs, which are mostly found on the slopes at the junction of mountainous areas and plains in Hebei.

(2) The head is big, and the body surface color is divided into five colors: brown head, blue fangs, reddish-brown front chest back plate, brown chest, leg foot color, green abdomen, golden front wing, green front wing side area and deep purple ventral back plate. Each part of the body is bright in color, with strong contrast, thick skin and thick wings, and a loud and powerful voice.