Treehoppers look like ordinary thorns on a plant stem, but hidden beneath that disguise is a sophisticated communication ...

Because holy crap, just look at that headgear. Everyone, meet Bocydium globulare. Better known as the Brazilian treehopper, B. globulare excels at living a solitary life, hanging out on the leaves of ...

Moringa horned treehopper "Leptocentrus moringae," photographed in Tamil Nadu, India. (Flickr photo by arian.suresh) When a mosquito lands and begins to feed, the saliva it deposits in the skin stops ...

A new treehopper bug species is named after Lady Gaga K. Gaga represents a new species and a new genus Treehoppers are often colorful and have unique ornamentations A new treehopper bug species is ...

According to Brendan Morris, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, treehoppers are the wackiest, most astonishing bugs most people have never heard of. They are ...

The Brazilian treehopper (Bocydium globulare) is a small, curious-looking insect from the family Membracidae that inhabits many tropical rainforests in South America. Related to cicadas and ...

Why the treehopper developed the enlarged, three-dimensional hood ornament that distinguishes it from the rest of the insect world remains a mystery to scientists, though it's theorized that mimicry ...

The Wild Treehopper is a small insect known for its incredible camouflage and unique, often strange with helmet-like body shape. Wild Treehoppers are found in forests, gardens and shrubs worldwide, ...

The post Treehoppers Tap Secret Messages Through Plant Stems appeared first on A-Z Animals. The tiny green bugs you see hopping from leaf to leaf in your garden are more specialized than you think.

They sport some of the most impressive headgear in the insect world, yet they're no bigger than a kernel of corn. They live all over the world, including in Storrs, mostly found in woods and gardens, ...