This whole documentary on treehoppers is pretty good, but the most interesting part (besides the ants, which make a few appearances) is this dude who uses a record needle to make tapes of the sounds that treehoppers make. You get a good look at his set up. (What's up with the tinfoil?)

#bugs #truebugs #treehoppers #sounds #bugsounds #insects #documentary

Link is to the relevant part of the video:

https://youtu.be/LMTyQ4pnMFw?list=TLPQMTcwNTIwMjZBwHIxWiGNug&t=1781

A gallery of treehoppers, a delightful lineage of sap-feeding, singing insects with a bizarre assortment of body ornaments.

#insects #photography #treehoppers

https://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Hemiptera/Treehoppers-Membracidae-Aetalionidae

Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?

"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3

Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?

"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3

Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?

"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3

Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?

"Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#treehoppers #insects #BodyShape #morphology #ElectricalFields #Electroreception https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-do-treehoppers-have-such-bizarro-body-shapes-c60cd937b6a3

Silky field ants tending black locust treehoppers for honeydew. Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

#Ants #Insects #Nature #Treehoppers #Formica