Planthopper nymph with Jet propulsion

This Planthopper nymph from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador has a tail made from fibers of extruded wax. If a predator tries to grab it the wax fibers brake off and the planthopper can escape.

[@WISEMARTIAL]

awesome quality .

[@mortenrl1946]

I wonder if their wax could have some random application.

[@ArtNScience]

Wow! So cool. It looks like a little broom for a tail 🙂

[@gjpercy]

Wonderful photography. These are tiny. I get the odd one here in Victoria.

[@aussiemozzie107]

Someone please help me, I’ve got two striped planthoppers or something inside my house and I don’t know what to do or if they even are planthoppers

[@000Krim]

You know some day your channel will have thousands of subscribers. You could add a short review of the creatures (?)

[@blackvvitcher]

And the day has come....

[@MsHojat]

Cool. Only thing cooler would be if the video was stereoscopic 3D.