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Scolypopa australis
4mm typical hopper with head up tail down brown with some marbled pattern; often a spectacular tail of white crystals even longer than the creature itself.
Any watery plant stems.
The tail is formed from uric acid crystals. http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scolyp...
Spotted on Feb 16, 2012
Submitted on Feb 16, 2012
2 Comments
That name is hilarious!
what a descriptive name :)