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poss guayaquila gracilicornis
These Treehoppers are all guarding nests. They are also attended by ants.
Tropical dry forest in NW Costa Rica 5.5 months into the 6 month rainy season.
Spotted this and many times on Ixora. The ants and the hoppers have a wonderful symbiotic relationship where the hoppers excretions contain sugars that feed the ants and the ants, in exchange, protect them and their young.
Spotted on Oct 12, 2012
Submitted on Mar 30, 2013
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