Leaf-footed Bug

Thanks outsidegirl.

nice shot!

Thanks Carol, Karen, Dan and Sergio!

A nymph.

Amazing!

Awesome!

Great too!

I love the tropics. I don't get bugs like this outside of Boston!

WOW extraordinary :):)

Fantastic. I still haven't sorted out a purpose for those winged tibia.. maybe it thinks it's the Roman god Mercury?

Looks like a later nymph stage.

So basically, this one and the other one are same bug, just at the different stage? Wow! You can enjoy every stage with one bug!

Gilma, this one has one more molt (shed skin) to become fully mature with wings that cover the body and then it can fly.

I do not know if I like this one or the other one better?! The wings look small do they grow big enough for them to fly?

This bug is almost a full adult, the wings aren't quite full length, and the other one is much more immature. There were a couple of these near adults and a half dozen immatures on the same plant.

ANOTHER ONE?!!
This leaf-footed bug is a little different but is as beautiful as the other one. I envy you!

Spectacular!