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Family Membracidae, Heteronotus sp
Since I was kid and saw critters like this on books and magazines, I used to think that they lived deep on the Amazon forest, or other exotic places. For my amazement, after I started to photograph I discovered that they can be found on my backyard (so to say)...
Spotted on Oct 28, 2012
Submitted on Oct 28, 2012
13 Comments
WOW! I just love the treehoppers. Double wow. LOL
Would you consider adding this spotting to the Mission: Treehoppers of the World: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1570...
less than 5mm, what a tiny little creature.
thanks for sharing asergio.
No, Zulkifly, no more than 5 mm.
wooww... nice.
how small is this, 2cm?
Incrivemente fantástico!!! Parabéns!
This one is wonderful too. Membracids are absolutely captivating.
Thank you Dandoucette, Maria dB, Yuko and Juan. Juan, I found images of this treehopper on the internet, but no ID.
Fantastic spotting and photos!
Good picture!, I have never seen this specie before
Looks like it's wearing a warrior's helmet!
Wow! What an extraordinary creature! Amazing spotting!
Wow! You have a never ending supply of bizarre and interesting organisms there! Who would have thought just around Curitiba.