Had our first treehopper station at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Batnight! Lots of fun telling people about these amazing insects!!
#treehoppers #membracids #outreach
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Had our first treehopper station at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Batnight! Lots of fun telling people about these amazing insects!!
#treehoppers #membracids #outreach
Enchophyllum treehoppers, caught in the process of molting. The adult is initially very pale and will turn black with two spots in a matter of hours!
#insects #membracids #treehopper
Are you going to SICB in Jan2026? I can't but I'll be there in spirit with these plates I am donating for the Division of Invertebrate Zoology Libbie Hyman Auction. Show up and support student travel funds by bidding for them! Featuring #membracids #acoels #cnidarians #rotifers @sicb.bsky.social
www.myscrappydays.com/news.php?slu... — Cladonota: the alien-looking insect with bizarre horns - 🐞 Cladonota: the alien-looking insect with bizarre hornsIn a world where nature paints flowers and l… #Cladonota #Strangeinsect #Tropicalinsect #Bizarreinsects #Membracids
Membracis dorsata treehoppers (adults and nymphs) in Panama! One of my favorites at the moment. 😍
#insects #treehoppers #membracids
Beautiful #treehoppers (Umbonia crassicornis or thorn bugs) in our garden in Panama! 😍 With a body length of ~1cm one of the biggest species around!
#treehopper #membracids #insects
Three different moments in the life of a treehopper (Campylenchia hastata). They look totally different after each of their five molts!
#treehoppers #membracids #insects
Found this treehopper (Calloconophora pinguis) guarding her eggs! She will later defend her hatched offspring against predators. So cool to see maternal care in insects!
#treehoppers #membracids #insects