The Kusa- Hibari

The Kusa-Hibari, or 'Grass Lark',is a species of cricket (Svistella bifasciata), of which Lafcadio Hearn keeps a lone specimen in a tiny wooden cage in his study. "By day he sleeps or meditates, except while occupied with a slice of fresh eggplant or cucumber... But always at sunset the infinitesimal soul of him awakens: then the room begins to fill with a delicate and ghostly music of indescribable sweetness..." https://youtu.be/gO-zSUmNH-8?si=Nf7Mihw-9C_lKSQt