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Membracid Treehopper and Ant

Guayaquila sp. (Membracidae)/ Formicidae

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Membracid treehoppers are simbiotic with ants. Tipically membracids provide sugar solutions to ants and in exchange, ants protect the hoppers

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Membracid Treehopper
guayaquila sp Treehopper guarding eggs | Project Noah


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Juan DiTrani
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Juan DiTrani

Panama

Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012

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