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Umbonia sp.
These are small insects, no more than 1 cm long. They mimic the spines in the stems of certain plants. This way they protect themselves from predators. There seems to be three similar species in Costa Rica: U. ataliba, U. crassicornis, and U.spinosa. I cannot tell apart which ones are these in the spotting.
Forested area. Paraiso Quetzal. San Gerardo de Dota/Cerro de la Muerte.
Spotted on Apr 19, 2014
Submitted on Jul 12, 2014
2 Comments
Ah, yes, Cindy! Thanks, also Ana :-)
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