Today's creature: Brazilian Treehopper The Brazilian treehopper is a species of insect belonging to the treehopper family. It has unusual appendages on its thorax. While Bocydium can be found throughout the world, they are most prevalent in Africa, North and South America, Asia and Australia. (Wikipedia) Video from👇 @1minuteanimals IG | Angry Trini

It may be easy for you to see this insect here, but in the wild it’s almost invisible! This is a wild-caught wide-footed treehopper, which is well camouflaged in its natural habitat thanks to its thorn-shaped body. Related to the cicada, the wide-footed treehopper has a front-facing horn that blends in as a thorn on a plant, protecting the bug from predators. This wide-footed treehopper was documented by National Geographic Photo Ark founder Joel Sartore, Photographer in Lincoln, Nebraska. Photo

Treehoppers have evolved an ingenious way to communicate without a sound—and they're making a racket. http://bit.ly/25zquww (Video by Flora Lichtman) | bioGraphic

This wide-footed treehopper is easy to identify thanks to a segment of the thorax that extends forward to cover the head and backward to cover the abdomen. They are shaped to resemble thorns, allowing the treehopper to blend in amongst the trees and shrubs it feeds on. #treehopper #widefooted #insect #animal #wildlife #reel #pronotum #thorn #shield #PhotoArk | Joel Sartore, Photographer