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.
Portrait of a yellow and blue leafhopper (Ishidaella sp.). Kyogle, NSW.
Planthopper nymph on bark. Cania Gorge, Qld.
Derbid planthopper has spectacular face ornaments. Cape Tribulation, Qld.
Derbid planthopper sits quietly on a tree. Cape Tribulation, Qld.
Derbid planthopper sits quietly next to a silk lined hole on a tree. Cape Tribulation, Qld.
Planthopper nymph has a wooly looking tail. Maybe it keeps the bottom warm. Cambroon, Qld.
Brown planthopper nymph hides under a rotting log near a termite nest. Woodgate, Qld.
Brown hopper nymph hides under a rotting log near a termite nest and some brown fungus. Woodgate, Qld.
A family of leafhopper nynphs at different stages of development hide and feed inside the curls of new growth on a gum tree. They are attended by a group of iridomyrmex ants who herd the youngsters around the tree to the best feeding spots. Mundubbera, Qld.
A young leafhopper (Brunotartessus fulvus) rests on a gum leaf. Kyogle, NSW.