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Ant Mimic Treehopper Ant-Mimicking Treehopper,Camouflage,Cyphonia clavata,Geotagged,Spikes,Spring,Trinidad and Tobago,brown,green,transparent Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Ant Mimic Treehopper

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  1. View haylo's profile
    haylo
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    More information here:
    http://www.arkinspace.com/2014/06/the-ant-mimicking-treehopper.html     Posted 10 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Wow! That has to be one of the weirdest and coolest insects I've ever seen. Simply bizarre! Posted 10 years ago

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The Ant-Mimicking Treehopper

The ant-mimicking treehopper (Cyphonia clavata) keeps itself safe from predators by pretending to be an ant. What looks like an ant is actually extension growths on its body - which most other insect species are incapable of creating.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded May 7, 2015. Captured Apr 26, 2015 16:52 in Upper Sixth Avenue, San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago.
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  • PENTAX K-50
  • f/16.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO800
  • 300mm

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