January 14, 2013 | 12 Comments

Meet The Brazilian Treehopper

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The Brazilian treehopper is among the weirdest-looking insects we at BL have ever seen. It looks like some sort of helicopter insect from an alien planet.

The first thing you may notice about the treehopper is the odd antenna-like round appendages on its head. They look like eyes, but they are simply ornamental and without a real function. Although it’s possible that the globe-like appendages are there to deter predators.

Other than the freaky headtopper, the treehopper is a fairly normal bug. This insect thrives on leading a solitary life in treetops, feeding on the undersides of leaves. Here’s a couple more photos of the wacky treehopper.

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12 Responses to “Meet The Brazilian Treehopper”

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    Potato
    January 15, 2013 at 11:36 am #

    That’s so weird! It looks like some alien life form has molded itself to a cicada!

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    Mister C
    January 16, 2013 at 9:47 am #

    looks like a star wars creature

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      Potato
      January 22, 2013 at 7:49 pm #

      That works too Mr. C!

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      funny bunny
      February 18, 2013 at 5:01 pm #

      yes, yes it does

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    The True Warrior
    January 22, 2013 at 5:15 pm #

    Awesome.

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    PB&JHEAD
    January 22, 2013 at 6:13 pm #

    Woah. That thing freaks me out. I might never go to Brazil now.

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      watcher
      January 24, 2013 at 7:01 am #

      lol

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    Java script
    January 24, 2013 at 10:43 am #

    It looks like a cicada with a radar tower

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      cookie
      February 5, 2013 at 6:02 pm #

      yah

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    Fhryffddddfffff
    January 26, 2013 at 9:13 pm #

    Eeeeeeek!!!!

    That’s creepy

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    cookie
    February 5, 2013 at 6:01 pm #

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    body steeler
    June 10, 2013 at 7:56 pm #

    one word awscoowow!

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