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Flatid nymph

Flatinae, Nephesini

Photo by Sckel
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

small cloud with legs.

Habitat:

Fabaceae.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (31)

thanks, Joshua Asel, AnnieLopezReyes, Reza Hashemizadeh, Diaz José Miguel and DanielePralong. :)
Looks like a foe Godzilla would tangle with. Really nice congrats.
Thanks to all members. Thanks Noah. This is really cool. Hugs from Brazil. :)
Yes! Congratulations! Fantastic and beautiful.
Sckel, this fascinating and "fluffly" little insect is amazing! It's also our Spotting of the Day! Congratulations on the recognition and thank you so much for the awesome contributions! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10154923234710603 Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/543568620526514177
Your photography captures it well Sckel :)
Mark, you're the best. :D
? Flatidae, Flatinae, prob Nephesini ... http://canr.udel.edu/planthoppers/north-america/north-american-flatidae/
Hello to all kind people. Thanks for your comments. :) It is a Cercopidae nymph. It is not parasitized by fungi. I'm still researching it. As do the larvae of lacewings, this insect carries a white mass on the back, to be disguised as egg mass. I have not figured out if the body it produces this mass, which is a foam that solidifies, or if he steals mass of eggs of other insects.
Great series Sckel,beautiful"thing" :-) congrats and thanks for sharing
I've seen some similar but have no ID http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/239036009 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/220836047
How cute! I am very interested to know what this is! Gonna keep my eye on this spotting for sure!
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PublishedDecember 10, 2014

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