The chirp of this species is often dubbed onto sound tracks of films and television shows to depict a quiet summer's night.

The rate of chirp varies depending on the heat of the environment, allowing a listener to estimate the temperature.

Oecanthus fultoni's common name of the thermometer cricket is derived from a relationship between the rate of its chirps and the temperature.

[9] American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne said of the species' chirps, "If moonlight could be heard, it would sound just like that."

Producers of films and television shows have often dubbed the chirps on sound tracks to let the viewers know that what is on screen is happening on a quiet summer's night.

The female drills a hole into a twig's cambium to lay its egg in.

It then makes a row of punctures on one side of the hole and seals it with either excrement or chewed plant tissue once the egg is placed.