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Tag Archives: True Hopper
09.11.2023 Macro Monday-Two More New to Me Hoppers
This has been the best year yet for hoppers (hopper bugs, not grasshoppers) in the yard. And most of them appear to like posing on our shed which is in our small woods. Catonia nava-an Achilid Planthopper I tried several … Continue reading
09.09.2023 Spiders are beautiful and their prey can be too
At least some are. Marbled Orbweaver-Araneus marmoreus with a Rhododendron Leafhopper –Graphocephala fennahi for lunch. I usually see these and a couple of other colorful spiders in the yard each summer but this is the first I am sharing so … Continue reading
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Tagged Amherst, Arachnid, Araneae, Araneidae, Araneomorphae, Araneus marmoreus, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, Cicadellinae, Entelegynae, Graphocephala fennahi, Hemiptera, insect, Marbled Orbweaver, Massachusetts, New England, Orb Weaver, Rhododendron Leafhopper, Sharpshooter, True Hopper, True Spider, Typical Leafhopper, western massachusetts
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07.21.2023 Ride ’em, Cowboy! Yee Haw!
The other day it wa suggested that I put a saddle on my longhorn beetle and ride. That’s already been done for me with this tiny rodeo competitor. Saddleback Leafhopper-Colladonus clitellarius It’s in the Typical Leafhopper Family but to my … Continue reading
09.03.2022 I’m knockin’ on your door again my darlin’ I’m knockin’ on your door please answer me
When we opened the door to let Bentley out last night this visitor seemed to want in. Leafhopper-Rugosana querci Those eyes are a lovely mark. These hoppers are found mostly in the eastern U.S. but a few midwest states host … Continue reading
07.26.2022 Nature’s Artistry
Of course, art is in the eye of the beholder and is only meaningful as such to humans. Everything else is about mating and survival for the insect. Leafhopper- possibly Prescottia lobata. Another new species for the yard and me. … Continue reading
Posted in Closeup Photography, Insects, macro photography, Nature Photography, Western Massachusetts
Tagged Amherst, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae, Hemiptera, insect, Massachusetts, Membracoidea, New England, Prescottia lobata, true bug, True Hopper, Typical Leafhopper, western massachusetts
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