Anyone Seen One Of These?

[Skippy]

Today when I was outside hanging out the washing,
I checked out the plants to see if I could seen any bugs :rolleyes
it's a habit :rofl can't help meself :rofl

I found this little thing, at first I thought it was some kind of bettle,
but when I disturbed it, it flew off like a fly would.
It came back, then I noticed there were quite a few of them.

These creatures are very tiny and I did not see the eye until I
actually had taken the shot and reviewed it, that's how small this bug is.

I'd guess the entire bug is approximately a half cm or 1/4inch in size.
When you see it this big in a picture it reminds me of a Cicadas when they first come up out of the ground before they split their shells.

Anyone know what it is? :scratch ..... Skippy :D

http://OzzieSkip.smugmug.com/photos/134881747-L.jpg
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[GraphyFotoz]

Wow KEWL! :thumb :thumb
We like ODD bugs! :D

I would say it IS a Aussy version of a Cicadas or at least same family?

[Lord Vetinari]

Excellent capture Skippy.
Agree it does look like a cicada
Brian V.

[ShepsMom]

Yikes, doesn't look that appetizing :roflBeautiful shot, i have no clue what it is, i can tell what fly or ant look like but this? Who knows, where is that bug book? :D

[GREAPER]

Very nice Skippy. I have no idea what it is, sorry

[pete w]

A fruit pest i believe, different color though, must be from the same family.

Link here http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/bufftree.html.

will keep looking to see if i can find the variety

[Ann McRae]

Beauty skippy

I do not know what it is, but found a couple links you might be interested in:

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/cicadas.html

http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/February2001/default.htm

http://152.98.200.7/ins-info/index.htm

great photo - way better than those on the id sites!


ann

[pete w]

Banksia Treehopper - Criito

PS maybe you can sell them your pic its much better.:D





festivus

Family Membracidae

This page contains pictures and information about Banksia Treehoppersthat we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_cicadas/images/Banksi1.jpg Body length 10mm Mid summer in Alexandra Hill, all the Swamp Banksia plants had the new shots. On every new shot there were the treehoppers. Those Banksia Treehoppers were black in colour with bright orange and yellow on their body and wings. The black pronotum extending back over the abdomen and cover between wings.

[pete w]

http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_cicadas/BanksiaTreehopper.htm

[wally5656]

Really nice shot Skippy, ya nailed that one!

[Awais Yaqub]

wow it an Alien !
great i loved it :lust

[Skippy]

Wow KEWL! :thumb :thumb
We like ODD bugs! :D

I would say it IS a Aussy version of a Cicadas or at least same family?

It's wayyyyy too tiny to be a cicada, it just looks big cause its a Macro shot, this bug is smaller than a fly .... odd looking isn't it .... Skippy
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[Skippy]

Excellent capture Skippy.
Agree it does look like a cicada
Brian V.

Thanks Brian, whatever they are they dont make noises, well none that I heard, I was surprised to see so many of them on the plant, they actually moved around like flies do, if you disturbed it, it simply flew to the next branch ......thanks for looking :D .... Skippy
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[Skippy]

Yikes, doesn't look that appetizing :roflBeautiful shot, i have no clue what it is, i can tell what fly or ant look like but this? Who knows, where is that bug book? :D

Ya know what, I have several bug books, but dang it that thing is in it,
always the way hu? :rofl ..... Skippy
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[Skippy]

Very nice Skippy. I have no idea what it is, sorry

Ahhhhhhh Pete figured it out :D thanks for looking ..... Skippy
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[Skippy]

A fruit pest i believe, different color though, must be from the same family.

Link here http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/misc/bufftree.html.

will keep looking to see if i can find the variety

Well thank you........ no fruit around, but looks very much like this green variety, thanks for the link :D .... Skippy
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[Skippy]

Beauty skippy

I do not know what it is, but found a couple links you might be interested in:

http://www.whatsthatbug.com/cicadas.html

http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/February2001/default.htm

http://152.98.200.7/ins-info/index.htm

great photo - way better than those on the id sites!


ann

Thanks Ann.... its a long way from home then cause I dont live anywhere near Queensland :D this variety is suppose to be from up that way.
Thanks for the links too :thumb ... Skippy
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[Skippy]

Banksia Treehopper - Criito

PS maybe you can sell them your pic its much better.:D





festivus

Family Membracidae

This page contains pictures and information about Banksia Treehoppersthat we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
Body length 10mm Mid summer in Alexandra Hill, all the Swamp Banksia plants had the new shots. On every new shot there were the treehoppers. Those Banksia Treehoppers were black in colour with bright orange and yellow on their body and wings. The black pronotum extending back over the abdomen and cover between wings.

Well there ya go, well we do have a lot of natives in the area, and I know the people around here plant lots of natives.
It's such a tiny thing, once I found one, I noticed there were actually heaps of them on the plant, but once disturbed they just would fly and move, or simply fly away, thanks for the ID Pete :clap .... Skippy
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[Skippy]

wow it an Alien !
great i loved it :lust

I still like that one you found that time that looked like a space creature,
I've never forgotten that one Awais :D .... Skippy
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[jbswear]

Beautiful capture!


It's a leaf hopper, or tree hopper, both are very similar. Thousands of varieties. They use a tube-like mandible to suck the fluids from the insides of stems. Leaf hoppers attack annual, soft bodies plants, while tree hoppers feed on woody plants.

[BigAl]

That is one wierd looking bug Skippy! Nice capture of a littley one :thumb

[Skippy]

Beautiful capture!


It's a leaf hopper, or tree hopper, both are very similar. Thousands of varieties. They use a tube-like mandible to suck the fluids from the insides of stems. Leaf hoppers attack annual, soft bodies plants, while tree hoppers feed on woody plants.

Thank you :D the plant they are feeding on is quite woody and has sharp prickles on it too ... actually there are a couple of catapillars having a go at the same plant, but they don't seem to be doing too much damage to it.

They have probably been there the whole time, and I have just never taken any notice of them, because they are so small.

Thank you for your input :D ..... Skippy
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[Skippy]

That is one wierd looking bug Skippy! Nice capture of a littley one :thumb

Well of course you do realize this means I have to find something else to photograph don't ya :rofl

Why can't I find something that is a decent size :D .... Skippy
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[Mike Lane]

I don't know what it is Skip. But it's from Australia so it's probably so poisonous that it'll kill you in 10 seconds if you get within 5 (edit: 1.524 metre...) feet of it. So I'd steer clear if I were you. :huh

nice shot though :D

[Skippy]

I don't know what it is Skip. But it's from Australia so it's probably so poisonous that it'll kill you in 10 seconds if you get within 5 (edit: 1.524 metre...) feet of it. So I'd steer clear if I were you. :huh

nice shot though :D

Thanks Mike, I was looking something at least an inch big but :dunno
Nothing much around my place, have to settle for the tiny things instead.
My garage has got more redbacks in it than an outdoor dunny I tell ya :D

This ones just a bug, tiny, harmless...... I need to find a biggy next time :nod
Thanks for looking ...... Skippy
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[mrcoons]

A neat shot, Skippy! I just wish I hadn't been eating lunch when I saw it!:rofl

[Dalantech]

Well done Skippy! :thumb

[tlee]

Cool bug. Nice shot!

[Skippy]

A neat shot, Skippy! I just wish I hadn't been eating lunch when I saw it!:rofl

Ahhhhh its just a bit of protein in a different form :rofl
If you see one for real it won't look like my photo, because these things are soooooooooooo tiny.

Hope you kept your lunch down :D .... Skippy
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[Skippy]

Well done Skippy! :thumb

Thank you :D .... Skippy
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[Skippy]

Cool bug. Nice shot!

I need to find some different bugs to photograph,
droughts taking its toll even on the bugs :dunno

Thanks for looking ...... Skippy
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[ShepsMom]

You can always photograph cockroaches..... They are big and nasty.... :hang

[Skippy]

You can always photograph cockroaches..... They are big and nasty.... :hang

Ahahahaha gotta find one first :rofl .... Skippy
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[frg]

Nice capture, weird looking bug!

[Skippy]

Nice capture, weird looking bug!

Only looks weird cause its a Macro :D thanks for looking.... Skippy
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