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Membracid Tree hopper

Antianthes sp.

Photo by Juan DiTrani
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Ants "milking" treehoppers. Membracids, specially the nymphs produce sugar secretions for feeding the ants. Ants, on the other hand, protect the treehoppers from predators and parasitoid wasps.

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Comments (3)
KarenL
Very interesting info! I had no idea either!

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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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