Ant attack!

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Ant attack!

Postby photohiker » Thu 25 Apr, 2013 2:30 pm

On my walk today I paused by a eucalypt to admire the foggy view and noticed an unusual insect on the bark of the tree being attacked by an ant.

I have to say that I have no idea what this insect is, when I first saw it I wondered why the heck the ant was trying to remove some bark from the tree!

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Eventually, the insect managed to dispense with the ant, which fell off by either some trickery or accident:

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Fascinating. Anyone know what the critter is called? It's camouflage is excellent.
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Re: Ant attack!

Postby photohiker » Thu 25 Apr, 2013 4:20 pm

It would appear that this critter is a Leafhopper: Cicadellidae: Ledrinae

Found some more images of them on Flickr
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