#planthopper nymphs

[rukaidv]

Okay, everybody stop what they’re doing, RIGHT NOW.

…Flatid planthopper nymph popcorns…

[critter-creature-or-beast]

Submitted for classification by @casperwyomingxer

"Ricaniidae planthopper, possibly Ricania guttata, Hong Kong

Photo by @casperwyomingxer (me)"

[mushiniwa]

[vrgssmncht]

Planthopper nymphs... They're so shaped...

[alcnfr]

Planthopper nymph (Genus: Thionia)...

[fancypatrosublime]

Flatid planthopper nymph ✨🐝💛

I 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑑𝑖 sono una famiglia di 𝑐𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑔𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑖𝑑𝑖; si distinguono dagli altri per una combinazione di caratteri.

Come tutte le altre cicaline, succhiano la linfa del floema delle piante; è noto che alcune specie comunicano con le vibrazioni attraverso gli steli delle piante.

I Flatidi sono insetti dall'aspetto simile a quello di piccole farfalle: la testa è provvista di due ocelli disposti sotto gli occhi e lateralmente rispetto alle carene laterali; le antenne hanno flagello filiforme e non segmentato e i due articoli prossimali ingrossati; il rostro ha il segmento terminale più lungo che largo.

Le ali anteriori presentano i caratteri morfologici più evidenti di questa famiglia: molto ampie, di forma trapezoidale, con superficie del clavo marcatamente granulosa alla base; la costa è fortemente curvata nella parte anteriore e presenta numerose nervature trasversali. In fase di riposo, sono ripiegate a tetto ma tenute quasi verticalmente ai lati dell'addome, conferendo all'insetto l'aspetto di una farfalla. La morfologia delle ali permette di distinguere questa famiglia da quella degli Acanaloniidae, che sono privi di nervature trasversali nella regione costale e della granulazione del clavo.

Gli individui giovani emettono secrezioni cerose che ricoprono l'intero corpo e si prolungano in ciuffi dietro l'addome.

[tacit-semantics]

Excruciatingly slow progress, but progress regardless I guess!!

[laithesque]

flatid planthopper nymph, Singapore. their weird waxy filaments are shed along with their last juvenile molt, revealing a sleek, gossamer-winged adult

[thesiouxzy]

[mushiniwa]

[crevicedwelling]

flatid planthopper nymph, Singapore. hemipterans (true bugs) like these have mastered the art of covering oneself in weird waxy filaments, which are shed along with their last juvenile molt, revealing a sleek, gossamer-winged adult

[alcnfr]

Teensy-weensy Planthopper nymph (Possibly Thionia quinquata), since my camera declines to focus where I want it to focus, this is the only reasonable pic I got of it....

[tacit-semantics]

FINALLY got my white yarn y’all know what that means

[apsciencebydan]

Fresh Apache degeeri just dropped ❤️

These lovely planthoppers grow up as silly little nymphs in rotting logs, turning into these magnificent creatures as adults. This one appears to have very recently molted to adulthood. I love them, of course.

[vile-worm]

Hi Tumblr friends! I'm excited to announce that I've updated my shop with TONS of new goodies, you can find them HERE! Eldritch Entomology leftovers along with lots of new goodies I've been holding onto for a bit! I have over 30 new items in my shop, below is a breakdown of all the new items!

Eldritch Entomology Leftovers: Some of these I have VERY low quantities for and will NOT be remaking. If you see something you like make sure to grab it! Below is an outline of all the new products you can find!

Also don't forget to check out and follow my next campaign I've been working on; WRETCHED THINGS

NEW PINS

Angelic Acorn Weevil

Angelic Grub

Autism Acceptance

Bitty Bee

Black Cat Angel

Black Hole Millipede

Celestial Spider

Cicada Molt

Hummingbird Moth

Ichor Leech

Love Doves

Meat Butterfly

Mesmermizing Moth

Planthopper Nymph

Progenitor of Sin

Scopophobia Scolopendra

Seething

Sense of Self

Seraphlea

Spotted Lanternfly

Starry Isopod

Sun Ophan

Thorny Mantis

Trihorn Meatle

Velvet Worm

NEW STICKERS

Angelic Buddies Sticker Sheet

Angelic Grub Sticker

Meat Butterfly Sticker

Parasite 'Pillar Sticker

Sense of Self Sticker

NEW KEYCHAINS

Bee chain shaker keychain

Meatsquito Liquid Keychain

[weirdmarioenemies]

Name: Mahall

Debut: Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby 64 is a wonderful, beautiful game! Its art direction allows it to, in my opinion, look incredible even to this very day. That's thanks to the bright, flat colors and simple shapes! So, so very simple shapes. See this creature? This creature is ovals. And I love this collection of ovals!

When first encountered, Mahall will simply be one oval. Just a green circle on the ground. It's giving "Don't mind me!". This circle is a reference to one of the most widespread and beloved ground circles, the manhole cover! We all love manhole cover, that which protects us from falling down a big hole into Rat And Gunk World. That's a disc we can trust. But don't step on this one... this one EXPLODES when stepped upon! Why would it do that?!

This disc is in reality, the operculum of an ambush predator. Mahall, the little yellowish orange lump! It waits in its hole, emerging to attack when Kirby is near. If this thing can cause an explosion while it's lying in wait, one must shudder to imagine what it's capable of when it has a target in its sights...

It will blow a bubble! Watch out, if that pops in your eyes it might sting slightly! Someone call a pansexual and an asexual, because Mahall's attack methods are all or nothing. But I love the bubble. It's humble. It's realistic! And Mahall is so extremely simple and abstract that it brings a few creatures to mind...

A blob with a hard, protective covering is as classic as a mollusc can get! I'm not sure Mahall exactly has a SHELL, though. That green thing on its head is much more like an operculum, the flat "door" that many snails use to close off their shells, keeping moisture in and predators out! The eyes of this land snail in the genus Aperostoma are also exactly like Mahall's! That is not impressive, considering they both have the most basic black dot eyes possible, but it's still a fun similarity. Snails are also able to secrete slime bubbles to deal with small intruders! Defensive bubbles are accounted for!

Even more than a snail, Mahall brings to mind a spittlebug! The planthoppers that, as nymphs, secrete a foam of bubbles to hide in and to keep themselves moist, and wow creatures really love being concealed and moist huh? I can't judge, I close the door when I shower! Spittlebug nymphs are some of the cutest babies on the planet, their simple, round, big-eyed heads resembling Mahall's. And of course, they make bubbles! All the time, intentionally, rather than just in case of emergency, like most snails. Maybe Mahall is a baby spittlebug, wearing quite a hat!

I love when a fictional creature reminds me of real creatures so much, especially when the resemblance is clearly unintentional, and the design is so simple. Someone put a bunch of ovals together, and little did they know, someone in the future would be reminded of their dear friends Tropical Land Snail and Spittlebug. Delight can be found in the simplest of places, if you're willing to welcome it!