Alex Wild on Nostr: In Colombia I finally got a photograph of the famous ant-mimicking treehopper ...
In Colombia I finally got a photograph of the famous ant-mimicking treehopper Cyphonia clavata. They're tiny and skittish, so not so easy as some of the larger treehoppers.
The mimicry works better from afar, where the weird pronotal outgrowths look a lot like ants.
#Membracidae #Treehoppers #Cyphonia #insects
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