探検昆虫

Keeled Treehopper

Entylia carinata

The Keeled Treehopper is a small, colorful insect that loves to jump around on plants. Its unique shape helps it blend in with leaves, making it hard to spot!

生息地: Forests

外見

The Keeled Treehopper has a distinctive, helmet-like pronotum that extends over its head and body, often featuring a prominent, jagged crest or keel. Its body is typically mottled brown, black, or greenish, providing excellent camouflage against plant stems. This unique shape makes it look like a thorn or a piece of debris.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaHemipteraMembracidaeEntylia
Keeled Treehopper
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Keeled Treehopper

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Many treehopper babies get protection from ants, who love their sweet, sugary honeydew!

The Keeled Treehopper's spiky "helmet" is actually an overgrown part of its thorax!

These insects are related to cicadas and leafhoppers, sharing a sap-sucking lifestyle!

They have special padded feet that help them grip plants, even when it's windy!

特殊能力

能力

Thorny Disguise

Keeled Treehopper has a thorn-like body shape and mottled coloration that helps them hide from predators by blending perfectly with plant stems.

能力

Secret Vibrations

Keeled Treehopper can send and receive secret messages through plant stems using vibrations, which helps them find mates and warn others of danger.

能力

Super Jumper

Keeled Treehopper can make powerful leaps with its strong hind legs, allowing them to escape quickly when threatened by predators.

能力

Plant Sapper

Keeled Treehopper can access plant sap with its specialized piercing-sucking mouthparts, which helps them get all the nutrients they need.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
7-10 mm
サイズ
4-7 mm
寿命
30-60 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

They drink sugary sap from plants using their straw-like mouths.

主な食物

  • oak sap
  • maple sap
  • ash sap
  • clover sap
  • goldenrod sap

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

Birds often prey on treehoppers for a quick, nutritious meal.

eaten by

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Spiders capture Keeled Treehoppers in their webs or by ambush.

symbiotic with

Common Black Ant

Formica subsericea

Ants protect treehopper nymphs from predators in exchange for honeydew.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

It's best to watch insects from a distance and not touch them.

よくある質問

Keeled Treehopperの翼開長は何ですか?

7-10 mm

Keeled Treehopperのサイズは何ですか?

4-7 mm

Keeled Treehopperの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Keeled Treehopperは何を食べますか?

They drink sugary sap from plants using their straw-like mouths.

Keeled Treehopperは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Keeled Treehopperの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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