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Okay, everybody stop what they’re doing, RIGHT NOW.
…Flatid planthopper nymph popcorns…
#f- Orion Lancaster#lancaster’s tiny bug jar#oh my god they are tiny#bugs#planthopper nymphs#popcorn planthopper nymphs#Lancaster’s office sticky notes
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Any sort of plant hopper! Treehoppers, leafhoppers! They're all such diverse and funky little guys! And so are their nymphs! Even plain looking plant hoppers have crazy-looking nymphs!
Everyone, what's your favourite bug?
#The popcorn with legs is a flatid planthopper nymph#As adults they're just pretty basic shaped#also other flatid nymphs look like actual horror movie creatures#spooky white tendrils and stuff#i just think they're neat
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The Flatid Planthopper Nymph insect looks like a piece of walking popcorn.
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Now that I have your attention...
Another flat mop of a thing
(I think this one is also in flatidae)
Look at those poofs!
I believe this one is in the family Ricaniidae
Oh? A piece of popcorn?
Guess again! Its another flatidae nymph! The internet likes to call this one the popcorn nymph.
And finally, fireworks butts!
Left is Aplos simplex and right is Nogodinidae sp.
Why are planthoppers fuzzy?
The waxy strands are hydrophobic, meaning they repel water. The reason for these is theorized to be that they keep them nice and dry. The colorful strands may also warn predators to stay away. (Source)
A lot of times nymphs are mistaken for harmful aphids and are mistakenly killed :(
Here's an adult. While nymphs truely live up to their namesake, adults aren't able to jump. They are very good at leafing though
Adults rely on their camouflage rather than speed or dexterity
Yay planthoppers!
FUCKING
ANGY
(A planthopper nymph in the family flatidae)
#oh god now i have to do alt text for all of these#ill delete that tag when i actually get around to it unless someone does it for me#i love infodumping about bugs instead of doing anything productive#also pls correct me if any info is wrong
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Why does this popcorn have teeny tiny legs? Because it is, in fact, a flatid planthopper nymph, a type of Amazonian insect!
#Animals#weird and wonderful#freaky and fabulous#looks like popcorn#bizarre insects#flatid planthopper nymph#amazonian wildlife
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found the planthopper nymph that looks like a popcorn! I had no idea you could find them in Costa Rica and here it was in the rainforest; I felt so lucky to see it! pictures don't have the best quality but you can see it's little legs <3
you people are not gonna believe what I found in the wild today I'm over the moon!!!!!
#m#remembrance#bichos#looked to my side and recognized it immediately :-O#I also took some videos but they look so bad#I don't know how rare they are here but I'd never seen it#feels like a good find to leave with#I also got it to walk on my hands for a little but it hopped off immediately
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The Flatid Planthopper Nymph is an Amazonian insect that look just like popcorn with tiny legs. It is covered in protective waxy filaments that makes it look like a fluff of cloud or a popped kernel.
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A Tiny Flatid Planthopper Nymph Insect That Looks Like a Walking Piece of Popcorn
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Flatid Planthopper Nymphs look like walking popcorn
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Planthopper nymph looks like a walking popcorn
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The so-called "flatid planthopper nymph covered with a protective layer of waxy white filament, like a cottony cushion" is actually a walking popcorn bug
The so-called "walking popcorn bug" is actually a flatid planthopper nymph covered with a protective layer of waxy white filament, like a cottony cushion.
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