Tiny hopper hangs out on grass seed. Woodgate, Qld.
Planthopper adult on the stem of a gum tree. Woodgate, Qld.
Hopper nymph with an ant passing by, both on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Profile of a red-eyed hopper nymph in half bend mode on a gum leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
A new yoga pose: the bendy bumhole. Woodgate, Qld.
The bendy bumhole from behind. Woodgate, Qld.
Portrait of a planthopper. Woodgate, Qld.
Hopper Nymph, Adult and Exuvia
Two life cycle stages of a flatid planthopper. An early instar on the left and the adult form on the right. The white exuvia near the adult is the mouted exoskeleton of the nymph form. Woodgate, Qld.
Newly hatched flatid hopper nymphs. Woodgate, Qld.
Newborn planthoppers with a wasp parasite hatched from the same eggs. Woodgate, Qld.
Planthopper nymph near exuvia on a leaf. Woodgate, Qld.
Flatid planthopper nymph carries a small hitch hiker under it's wing. Woodgate, Qld.
Woodgate, Qld.
The life history of every instar of this hopper (plus a few tiny absentees). Woodgate, Qld.
Planthopper nymph on the flower stem of an Hibiscus shrub. Kyogle, NSW.
A hopper nymph on a gum leaf. Kenmore, Qld.
Leafhopper lays eggs in a nest of waxy fuzz. Woodgate, Qld.
Leafhopper nymph looks cranky. Woodgate, Qld.
Portrait of a Rhotanini planthopper. Mt Glorious, Qld.
This rather rotund planthopper reminds me of an elephant. Tarragindi, Qld.
A crew of Rhytidoponera green-head ants harass leafhopper nymphs for honeydew. Mitchell, Qld.
Leafhopper nymph feeds on the young leaves of a bottlebrush tree. Mitchell, Qld.