#treehoppers — Public Fediverse posts
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This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)
#bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary
Link is to the relevant part of the video:
https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781
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This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)
#bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary
Link is to the relevant part of the video:
https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781
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This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)
#bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary
Link is to the relevant part of the video:
https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781
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This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)
#bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary
Link is to the relevant part of the video:
https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781
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This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)
#bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary
Link is to the relevant part of the video:
https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781
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A gallery of treehoppers, a delightful lineage of sap-feeding, singing insects with a bizarre assortment of body ornaments.
#insects #photography #treehoppers
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Hemiptera/Treehoppers-Membracidae-Aetalionidae
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A gallery of treehoppers, a delightful lineage of sap-feeding, singing insects with a bizarre assortment of body ornaments.
#insects #photography #treehoppers
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Hemiptera/Treehoppers-Membracidae-Aetalionidae
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A gallery of treehoppers, a delightful lineage of sap-feeding, singing insects with a bizarre assortment of body ornaments.
#insects #photography #treehoppers
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Hemiptera/Treehoppers-Membracidae-Aetalionidae
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A gallery of treehoppers, a delightful lineage of sap-feeding, singing insects with a bizarre assortment of body ornaments.
#insects #photography #treehoppers
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Hemiptera/Treehoppers-Membracidae-Aetalionidae
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A gallery of treehoppers, a delightful lineage of sap-feeding, singing insects with a bizarre assortment of body ornaments.
#insects #photography #treehoppers
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Hemiptera/Treehoppers-Membracidae-Aetalionidae
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Adippe zebrina treehopper. It is known for its distinctive, roof-shaped "helmet" (pronotum) that acts as camouflage. They can also resemble other insects, leaves, thorns etc. They have a mutualistic relationship with ants with providing ants with honeydew, in exchange of which ants provide them protection from predators. They are found in Central and South America.
#strange #insects #weird #treehoppers #nature -
Adippe zebrina treehopper. It is known for its distinctive, roof-shaped "helmet" (pronotum) that acts as camouflage. They can also resemble other insects, leaves, thorns etc. They have a mutualistic relationship with ants with providing ants with honeydew, in exchange of which ants provide them protection from predators. They are found in Central and South America.
#strange #insects #weird #treehoppers #nature -
Adippe zebrina treehopper. It is known for its distinctive, roof-shaped "helmet" (pronotum) that acts as camouflage. They can also resemble other insects, leaves, thorns etc. They have a mutualistic relationship with ants with providing ants with honeydew, in exchange of which ants provide them protection from predators. They are found in Central and South America.
#strange #insects #weird #treehoppers #nature -
Adippe zebrina treehopper. It is known for its distinctive, roof-shaped "helmet" (pronotum) that acts as camouflage. They can also resemble other insects, leaves, thorns etc. They have a mutualistic relationship with ants with providing ants with honeydew, in exchange of which ants provide them protection from predators. They are found in Central and South America.
#strange #insects #weird #treehoppers #nature -
Adippe zebrina treehopper. It is known for its distinctive, roof-shaped "helmet" (pronotum) that acts as camouflage. They can also resemble other insects, leaves, thorns etc. They have a mutualistic relationship with ants with providing ants with honeydew, in exchange of which ants provide them protection from predators. They are found in Central and South America.
#strange #insects #weird #treehoppers #nature -
Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."
#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3
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Oak treehopper, Platycotis vittata, is a North American insect that feeds on oak trees, both deciduous and evergreen. This species can be hornless as well as have a pointed horn on its head. It can change color between a mottled pattern and a striped pattern. They communicate with each other using vibrations transmitted through the stems and branches of trees.
Picture: pinterest
#weird #treehoppers #insects #nature -
Oak treehopper, Platycotis vittata, is a North American insect that feeds on oak trees, both deciduous and evergreen. This species can be hornless as well as have a pointed horn on its head. It can change color between a mottled pattern and a striped pattern. They communicate with each other using vibrations transmitted through the stems and branches of trees.
Picture: pinterest
#weird #treehoppers #insects #nature -
Oak treehopper, Platycotis vittata, is a North American insect that feeds on oak trees, both deciduous and evergreen. This species can be hornless as well as have a pointed horn on its head. It can change color between a mottled pattern and a striped pattern. They communicate with each other using vibrations transmitted through the stems and branches of trees.
Picture: pinterest
#weird #treehoppers #insects #nature -
Oak treehopper, Platycotis vittata, is a North American insect that feeds on oak trees, both deciduous and evergreen. This species can be hornless as well as have a pointed horn on its head. It can change color between a mottled pattern and a striped pattern. They communicate with each other using vibrations transmitted through the stems and branches of trees.
Picture: pinterest
#weird #treehoppers #insects #nature -
Oak treehopper, Platycotis vittata, is a North American insect that feeds on oak trees, both deciduous and evergreen. This species can be hornless as well as have a pointed horn on its head. It can change color between a mottled pattern and a striped pattern. They communicate with each other using vibrations transmitted through the stems and branches of trees.
Picture: pinterest
#weird #treehoppers #insects #nature -
Silky field ants tending black locust treehoppers for honeydew. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Silky field ants tending black locust treehoppers for honeydew. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Silky field ants tending black locust treehoppers for honeydew. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Silky field ants tending black locust treehoppers for honeydew. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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Silky field ants tending black locust treehoppers for honeydew. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
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In their rebellious adolescent years, Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers sport garish stripes and spikes, before maturing into more stately and traditional thorn bugs (Ecuador). #Membracidae #Insects #Treehoppers #Nature
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In their rebellious adolescent years, Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers sport garish stripes and spikes, before maturing into more stately and traditional thorn bugs (Ecuador). #Membracidae #Insects #Treehoppers #Nature
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In their rebellious adolescent years, Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers sport garish stripes and spikes, before maturing into more stately and traditional thorn bugs (Ecuador). #Membracidae #Insects #Treehoppers #Nature
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In their rebellious adolescent years, Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers sport garish stripes and spikes, before maturing into more stately and traditional thorn bugs (Ecuador). #Membracidae #Insects #Treehoppers #Nature
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In their rebellious adolescent years, Guayaquila gracilicornis treehoppers sport garish stripes and spikes, before maturing into more stately and traditional thorn bugs (Ecuador). #Membracidae #Insects #Treehoppers #Nature
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Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper is a species of treehopper found in North America. Its most striking feature is its helmet-like pronotum, potentially aiding in camouflage or mimicry. these insects communicate using vibrations through plant stems, a form of communication that is inaudible to humans. It goes through color variation during its development.
#insects #weird #nature #treehoppers -
Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper is a species of treehopper found in North America. Its most striking feature is its helmet-like pronotum, potentially aiding in camouflage or mimicry. these insects communicate using vibrations through plant stems, a form of communication that is inaudible to humans. It goes through color variation during its development.
#insects #weird #nature #treehoppers -
Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper is a species of treehopper found in North America. Its most striking feature is its helmet-like pronotum, potentially aiding in camouflage or mimicry. these insects communicate using vibrations through plant stems, a form of communication that is inaudible to humans. It goes through color variation during its development.
#insects #weird #nature #treehoppers -
Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper is a species of treehopper found in North America. Its most striking feature is its helmet-like pronotum, potentially aiding in camouflage or mimicry. these insects communicate using vibrations through plant stems, a form of communication that is inaudible to humans. It goes through color variation during its development.
#insects #weird #nature #treehoppers -
Platycotis vittata, the oak treehopper is a species of treehopper found in North America. Its most striking feature is its helmet-like pronotum, potentially aiding in camouflage or mimicry. these insects communicate using vibrations through plant stems, a form of communication that is inaudible to humans. It goes through color variation during its development.
#insects #weird #nature #treehoppers -
Treehoppers' spectacular headgear is both an electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak https://phys.org/news/2025-07-treehoppers-spectacular-headgear-spidey-electrical.html paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505253122
"#Treehoppers, related to #cicadas, are notable for their strikingly massive, otherworldly pronotum that can resemble horns, spikes, parts of plants, etc... the electric fields detected around the most protruding portions were 50x stronger than the baseline... the helmet-like morphology decreased detectability to any electroreceptive predators"
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Treehoppers' spectacular headgear is both an electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak https://phys.org/news/2025-07-treehoppers-spectacular-headgear-spidey-electrical.html paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505253122
"#Treehoppers, related to #cicadas, are notable for their strikingly massive, otherworldly pronotum that can resemble horns, spikes, parts of plants, etc... the electric fields detected around the most protruding portions were 50x stronger than the baseline... the helmet-like morphology decreased detectability to any electroreceptive predators"
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Treehoppers' spectacular headgear is both an electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak https://phys.org/news/2025-07-treehoppers-spectacular-headgear-spidey-electrical.html paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505253122
"#Treehoppers, related to #cicadas, are notable for their strikingly massive, otherworldly pronotum that can resemble horns, spikes, parts of plants, etc... the electric fields detected around the most protruding portions were 50x stronger than the baseline... the helmet-like morphology decreased detectability to any electroreceptive predators"
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Treehoppers' spectacular headgear is both an electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak https://phys.org/news/2025-07-treehoppers-spectacular-headgear-spidey-electrical.html paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2505253122
"#Treehoppers, related to #cicadas, are notable for their strikingly massive, otherworldly pronotum that can resemble horns, spikes, parts of plants, etc... the electric fields detected around the most protruding portions were 50x stronger than the baseline... the helmet-like morphology decreased detectability to any electroreceptive predators"
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Bocydium globulare, a treehopper with an unusual, helicopter-like helmet. Likely for the sake of avoiding predation, the helmets can take the form of thorns, leaves, even other bugs, like ants or wasps as these structures are meant to confuse predators. Exhibit limited movement & their primary food source is from the underside of leaves.
Picture: Andreas Kay
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Bocydium globulare, a treehopper with an unusual, helicopter-like helmet. Likely for the sake of avoiding predation, the helmets can take the form of thorns, leaves, even other bugs, like ants or wasps as these structures are meant to confuse predators. Exhibit limited movement & their primary food source is from the underside of leaves.
Picture: Andreas Kay
#nature #weird #treehoppers -
Bocydium globulare, a treehopper with an unusual, helicopter-like helmet. Likely for the sake of avoiding predation, the helmets can take the form of thorns, leaves, even other bugs, like ants or wasps as these structures are meant to confuse predators. Exhibit limited movement & their primary food source is from the underside of leaves.
Picture: Andreas Kay
#nature #weird #treehoppers -
Bocydium globulare, a treehopper with an unusual, helicopter-like helmet. Likely for the sake of avoiding predation, the helmets can take the form of thorns, leaves, even other bugs, like ants or wasps as these structures are meant to confuse predators. Exhibit limited movement & their primary food source is from the underside of leaves.
Picture: Andreas Kay
#nature #weird #treehoppers -
Bocydium globulare, a treehopper with an unusual, helicopter-like helmet. Likely for the sake of avoiding predation, the helmets can take the form of thorns, leaves, even other bugs, like ants or wasps as these structures are meant to confuse predators. Exhibit limited movement & their primary food source is from the underside of leaves.
Picture: Andreas Kay
#nature #weird #treehoppers -
How do mating signals diverge early in speciation? Rodríguez et al. conduct experimental host shifts with Enchenopa treehoppers that resulted in subtle but non-trivial signal divergence in a few generations. This was fueled by standing genetic variation and plasticity, and unrelated to host specialization.
Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736182#mating #speciation #treehoppers #generations #geneticVariation #genetics
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How do mating signals diverge early in speciation? Rodríguez et al. conduct experimental host shifts with Enchenopa treehoppers that resulted in subtle but non-trivial signal divergence in a few generations. This was fueled by standing genetic variation and plasticity, and unrelated to host specialization.
Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736182#mating #speciation #treehoppers #generations #geneticVariation #genetics
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How do mating signals diverge early in speciation? Rodríguez et al. conduct experimental host shifts with Enchenopa treehoppers that resulted in subtle but non-trivial signal divergence in a few generations. This was fueled by standing genetic variation and plasticity, and unrelated to host specialization.
Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736182#mating #speciation #treehoppers #generations #geneticVariation #genetics