Thornbug mimicry
Thornbugs (treehoppers), Umbonia crassicornis, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. The extended pronotum has evolved so that the insects strongly resemble thorns on a branch
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Adaptation Adapted Adaptive Bugs Crassicornis Crypsis Cryptic Membracidae Mimic Mimicry Mimics Morphological Rica Shape Thorn Thornbug Thornbugs Tortuguero Treehopper Treehoppers Umbonia
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