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Cool Bugs!

Banana

Banana

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Instead of doing work, I decided to trim the plants at home. Instead of trimming the plants, I took bug pictures! (Inspired by the great shots that Lirion has shared with us, but nowhere near as nice.)

This is just using the Oly C-720. No fancy schmancy lenses. Cute bugs--I believe they are some kind of hopper:
Hoppers 1
Hoppers 2

I plucked the biggest one off the twig--the height of the "little" fella is about 1 cm! Biggest hoppers I've ever seen. Now I have to kill them because they're sucking the juices out of my wife's favorite bush.

:frown:

edit: Better pictures now linked
 
Where do u people live? I have never seen these things IRL... I do sit on my ass alot but i also go outside and i ahve never seen these odd bugs that everyone has pictures of
 
Originally posted by: Glitchny
Where do u people live? I have never seen these things IRL... I do sit on my ass alot but i also go outside and i ahve never seen these odd bugs that everyone has pictures of
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Stare at a spot on the ground long enough, and you will find bugs.

 
They're leafhoppers or treehoppers. Distant relatives of cicadas ("locusts"). Very good jumpers--I put one on my arm and it hopped away, leaving quite a sting (and a small pool of insect pee).

I almost missed them because of the camouflage!
 
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
WTH are those??

amish
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relatives of leaf-hoppers. I have seen them lots of times.

wait till 1YellowPeril finds those green stink bugs. they're a riot.
 
Originally posted by: Iron Woode
Originally posted by: Electric Amish
WTH are those??

amish
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relatives of leaf-hoppers. I have seen them lots of times.

wait till 1YellowPeril finds those green stink bugs. they're a riot.
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I avoid the shield bugs--Back during my school years, I stuck one in the freezer for a school project. Days later, I pinned it and it started wriggling after thawing! Tough sucker!
 
I'm in southwest Florida. Want me to mail them to you? 🙂 Might start a treehopper plague in Ohio . . .
 
Your profile says Florida. I'm really close to asking you to mail me some of these, but it's probably illegal. Lots of photographic potential with these guys.
 
Originally posted by: lirion
Your profile says Florida. I'm really close to asking you to mail me some of these, but it's probably illegal. Lots of photographic potential with these guys.
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LOL... Nobody has ever mailed anything illegal. Nope, never. 😉

I'd just be worried about them dying. You'd have to get them sent overnight..
 
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