Paul Bertner / Treehopper (Membracidae)mimicking a thorn, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Alex Hyde / Thornbug (Umbonia crassicornis) San Jose, Costa Rica.

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Treehopper (Umbonia crassicornis) Costa Rica. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Cancalosi / Three Thorn bugs (Umbonia sp) on twig, Costa Rica

John Cancalosi / Thorn bug (Umbonia sp) guarding young, Costa Rica

John Cancalosi / Two Thornbugs (Umbonia sp) on underside of twig, Costa Rica

John Cancalosi / Two Thorn bugs (Umbonia sp) on twig, Costa Rica,

Piotr Naskrecki / Treehopper (Umbonia crassicornis) mimicking thorn, La Selva Biological Research Station, Heredia, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Flatid Planthopper (Flatidae) thorn mimic, Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Leafhopper, Atewa Range, Ghana

Pete Oxford / Thorn mimic treehopper (Membracidae) Cloud forest, Ecuador

Piotr Naskrecki / Treehopper (Umbonia crassicornis) portrait, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Thorn mimic treehoppers on trunk {Membracidae} Manu Cloud Forest, Peru

Pete Oxford / Thorn mimic treehoppers {Membracidae} Manu Cloud Forest, Peru

Pete Oxford / Treehopper (Umbonia sp) adults and nymphs, Mindo cloud forest, western slopes of the Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Treehopper (Umbonia sp) adults and nymphs, Mindo cloud forest, western slopes of the Andes, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Treehopper (Umbonia sp) adults and nymphs, Mindo cloud forest, western slopes of the Andes, Ecuador

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Treehopper (Umbonia sp) close up, front view, South America