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Handsome Mosquito
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Who knew a mosquito could be so attractive? Looks like a male based on those plumose antennae.
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Pendant Cocoon
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
I really have no idea what’s responsible for this odd sweptback cocoon.
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Spittlebugs sans Spittle
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Isn’t it cool to see these normally hidden spittlebugs exposed like this?
These spittlebugs surprised me by having no bubbles present to camouflage them. I have a few theories about what’s going on here, but it’s all speculation.
Their orange color suggests they might be unappetizing in some way. Or maybe that sap flow itself is poisonous. Of course, they drink it, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t evolved an immunity and that the toxin isn’t broken down once ingested.
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Pumped Up Snout Beetle
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
This one looks like it has been doing push-ups on that leaf. Check out those foreleg femurs!
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Assassin Bug Mimicking Bee
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Tropical assassin bugs come in an amazing variety of forms. This one reminds me of a bee, though I didn’t see anything on my trip that might serve as a model. Despite extensive searching of the internet, I didn’t turn up any photos of a species resembling this individual.
A couple of my books do mention assassin bugs that mimic bees and wasps, so I think that’s probably what’s going on here.
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Snout Beetle with Orange Bands
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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White-spotted Leafhopper
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Pink and Yellow Flea Beetle
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Now there’s some colors you don’t see on a beetle very often. Warning colors perhaps?
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Crypsis Challenge #2
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
This challenge should be a good bit easier than the last one. Remember you can click on the photo to see a larger version.
One thing I find challenging for these types of shots is trying to reproduce what the eye sees (or doesn’t see as the case may be). The flash tends to make whatever was previously relatively hidden stand out.
I actually spotted this critter the night before. Using a headlamp, just like a camera flash, tends to make otherwise difficult to spot things stand out. I returned the following day to attempt the shot above.
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Treehopper with Eggs
January 26, 2010 | Caraça Natural Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil
This treehopper appears to have deposited eggs in this twig. Â I’m not sure if she’s still ovipositing or perhaps just guarding the eggs.
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