A planthopper nyph with waxy fillaments emerging from its posterior end like fireworks. These are likely a distraction for would-be predators.

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Location: Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Jason Bazzano / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: animal, auchenorrhyncha, backside, bug, filaments, fireworks, fulgoroidea, hemiptera, homoptera, insect, invertebrate, juvenile, nature, nymph, planthopper, pop, posterior, single, sparkles, sparkly, true, wax, waxy