Membracis dorsata treehoppers (adults and nymphs) in Panama! One of my favorites at the moment. 😍

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Interested in doing a 3-month #internship on treehopper vibrational communication at STRI in Panama? 🤩 Check this out:

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Beautiful #treehoppers (Umbonia crassicornis or thorn bugs) in our garden in Panama! 😍 With a body length of ~1cm one of the biggest species around!

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Three different moments in the life of a treehopper (Campylenchia hastata). They look totally different after each of their five molts!

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Join us (in person or online) on Tuesday, April 8th, at 4PM (Panama time) for the STRI Tupper Seminar. I will discuss my research on how animals communicate in changing environments 🐸🌃🎤!

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Found this treehopper (Calloconophora pinguis) guarding her eggs! She will later defend her hatched offspring against predators. So cool to see maternal care in insects!

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Doing some exploratory fieldwork looking for different #treehoppers, these creatures are very cool and weird and interesting!!!
Found aggregations of Guayaquila (?) adults and nymphs in Santa Fe, Panamá.

#insects #bugs

Today I officially started my postdoc in Panama. I'm very excited to be studying vibrational duetting in tropical treehoppers!!!!

(photo below is the office at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)