A Two-lined Gum Treehopper (Eurymeloides bicincta), approx 10 mm (0.4 in) in length, on a
eucalyptus branch, having its
secretions consumed by a
meat ant. This is one of at least 20,000 described species of
leafhopper, a family of insects that is mainly plant-eating, but some species
predate small insects such as
aphids.Photo credit:
Fir0002
A Two-lined Gum Treehopper (Eurymeloides bicincta), approx 10 mm (0.4 in) in length, on a
eucalyptus branch, having its
secretions consumed by a
meat ant. This is one of at least 20,000 described species of
leafhopper, a family of insects that is mainly plant-eating, but some species
predate small insects such as
aphids.Photo credit:
Fir0002