Treehopper. Macrophotograph of a treehopper (Entylia carinata). Treehoppers (family Membracidae) are insects whose bodies often take on bizarre forms
Treehopper. Macrophotograph of a treehopper (Entylia carinata). Treehoppers (family Membracidae) are insects whose bodies often take on bizarre forms thought to aid in camouflage. They are related to cicadas and leafhoppers. There are over 3,000 known species in over 600 genera, found on all continents except Antarctica. Photographed by the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab: an organisation dedicated to identifying, cataloguing and monitoring bees and other insect species.
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Photo credit: © US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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