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I had inspected this trailside plant several times for insect activity and had only noted the fresh fuzzy green leaf that was beginning to unfold. It wasn't until I noticed ant activity on the foliage that I decided to take a closer look and saw that the little green 'leaf' had white eyes!
This treehopper is closely related to the one uploaded yesterday but it is quite different in appearance. It is thought that the dark parts of this hopper look enough like a fierce ant facing in the opposite direction with jaws open and ready to do battle that a would-be predator just moves on in search of easier prey.
I only got one shot at this fellow before he hopped off the blackberry. I've not seen this before and not sure if it is an adult or nymph. Buffalo Treehopper maybe?
Buffalo Treehoppers come from Alabama with a rose under their knee. Err ... Buffalo Treehoppers came to Europe from America in the 20th century. Now they like my roses. They look funky. But they feed on plant sap, and the girls slice plants to put their eggs inside. Buffalo Treehopper boys let the plants vibrate to find girls (much like shieldbugs). It should be possible to see if this Buffalo Treehopper is a boy or a girl, but I have no idea how to tell them apart.
*Photographed in a garden in Hawaii.
These true bugs originate from Central and South America, but have established themselves in North America.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehopper
ABC's and 123's T is for Treehopper.
Just imagine my disappointment when I was about to snap this capture of the little Buffalo Treehopper ... when this Chipping Sparrow snatched it up ;))
The 61MP sensor and 200/600 lens still amazes me at times with a capture of this Chipping Sparrow collecting meals for the little ones back at the nest. I was able to zoom in and use the Seek App on my cell phone to identify the meal in its mouth. That is some detail.
Quite the mouthful of some good protein for the little ones back at the nest.
Captured while hiking around Gettysburg Battlefield.
One of two species of trehopper we have in the UK. This is the more common one, I have yet to photograph the other. Fab looking creature.
A cool little treehopper that I photographed at Kinder Farm Park in Maryland on 9/11/25.
Canon 90D, Canon MPE 65mm macro lens, Canon twin macro flash, aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400
Buffalo treehoppers are a bright green color and have a somewhat triangular shape that helps camouflage them so as to resemble thorns or a twiggy protuberance. It gets its name from the vague resemblance of its profile to that of an American bison.They grow to 6 to 8 millimeters (0.24 to 0.31 in) long and have transparent wings.
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I believe this is a buffalo treehopper, Ceresa. It looked from above like a very small leaf, but legs were visible on closer examination. In the gardens at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center...
This is a species which is native to North America, but has spread widely in Europe. An interesting fact from the WikiPedia article: "males attract females with a song that, unlike similar songs used by cicada and crickets, is perceived by the female not as sound waves but as vibrations through the host plant".
(Left and right): As fall sets in, this buffalo treehopper is trying to stay sheltered. They are around 6 to 8 millimetres in length (0.24 to 0.31 in), with transparent wings, and are camouflaged to look like thorns or bumps. Buffalo treehoppers mate during summer, males attract females with a song that is perceived by the females as vibrations through the plant. Eggs are laid on host trees, from July to October, and hatch the following May or June. Nymphs (centre image) resemble adults, except that they have spiny protuberances along the back and are wingless. The nymphs descend from trees to feed on non-woody plants — weeds and grasses. They moult several times before reaching adulthood. Both adult and nymph treehoppers feed on sap.
Nikon - Z6, Nikon 105 Micro-Nikkor ƒ2.8 Ai, 32 mm Ext tubes, Godox TT685/N flash, DIY macro flash diffuser, handheld, insect, Buffalo treehopper (Stictocephala bisonia — aka: Ceresa bisonia)
(Center): The exoskeleton of a Buffalo treehopper nymph. This is from my way-back machine archives, and is one of my earliest macro images, from somewhere around the late 70’s. Found on an understory leaf.
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP1000, Super Takumar 55mm ƒ1.8 on extension tubes. Handheld, natural light, Original shot scanned from transparency.
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I dearly love Oak Treehopper nymphs, with their wild and wacky space alien-like appearance! They remind me of tiny gremlins! I start checking oaks for them every Spring and don't find a brood every year, but came across a branch full of them yesterday at Graham Creek!
Today, I'm highlighting this one, that was in the process of molting when I arrived...more shots of the brood tomorrow!
A Keeled treehopper (Entylia carinata) trying to be inconspicuous. Treehoppers excrete honeydew, which ants feed on. The ants protect the hoppers, while the hoppers feed on plants, particularly in the aster family. Cute, but they are significant pests.
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I'd tentatively identify this as a Treehopper, Membracis, ssp.
Eighty four stacked exposures (two separate stacks combined) taken at about 4x lifesized. Pentax K3 with reverse mounted K 24mm f3.5. No extension other than the adapter rings used to reverse mount the lens.
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"Keeled treehoppers, Entylia carinata, are small, brown, treehoppers with saddle-shaped keels. They are sometimes noticed on ornamental plants in the yard. Females are almost ¼ inch long and have extravagant protuberances on their thoraces. Males are slightly smaller, and their protuberances are less pronounced. Keeled treehoppers mothers guard their egg masses in a tiny show of maternal (presocial) behavior."
Reference: NC State University Website Article
Photographed in Pasadena, Md.