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Clear clam lerp (Lerp#3)

Hyalinaspis sp.

Description:

Small sap sucking psyllid bug attempting to hide under a transparent shell.

Habitat:

On leaf of an old heavily infested eucalyptus tree.

Notes:

This is similar to lerp#5

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4 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Thanks for your comments.
Glass houses seem a little odd. Maybe its not transparent to predators eyes?

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Incredible!

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

great photos - I love the shell !

Lily Barth
Lily Barth 12 years ago

Nice!

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 2, 2012
Submitted on Feb 2, 2012

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