Spotting

Lindíssima foto!!! Impressionante!!! Parabéns!

Maybe they are harvesting honeydew!

wasps are not eating cicadas. They are protecting them. I spent half an hour shooting and did not see violent scenes between them.

It's amazing - a really good one for the arthropods mission! I personally think photo 2 is the best as it more clearly shows the detail on the nymphs.

This really is a special spotting. The nymphs are leafhoppers. Notice two nymphal stages, some have dark pro-wings, most don't yet. If the wasps were eating the leafhoppers, we would probably notice some carnage.

They look like leafhopper nymphs. These often produce 'honeydew' nectar to attract and reward protective ants. They also look like 'true bug' nymphs but that's my second guess. I cannot imagine the wasps are benevolent. I can imagine them just eating some nymphs. If they are feeding on honeydew, that would be fascinating.

Any idea of the species of the nymphs? They look like some kind of bug.
This would be a fantastic spot to add to the Arthropod - Arthropod interactions mission.