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Ant Mimic Tree Hopper

Cyphonia clavata

Description:

Found feeding on the stems of herbaceous plants, including garden flowers. They fly very swiftly once disturbed. Their 'head gear' is an evolutionary adaptation, aiding them in camouflage.

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5 Comments

Ingrid3
Ingrid3 9 years ago

spectacular work of nature! thanks for posting

Very cool looking Treehopper! Please consider adding this to the global mission, The Hoppers: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096...

Thank you both :)

RiekoS
RiekoS 9 years ago

Very nice spotting.

RobThacker
RobThacker 9 years ago

Curiuos little creature

Trinidad and Tobago

Spotted on May 28, 2014
Submitted on May 28, 2014

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