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Published: 2013-11-27 22:25:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 362; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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Thorn Treehoppers (Umbonia crassicornis) courting on my birdbath. The male is on the left.Related content
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Thank you.
These insects are having some kind of population boom this year. They are covering my Tamarind tree and have been popping up in photos I have taken around my yard. I have not submitted a couple photos because of it. lol However, I am glad to be able to take advantage of them in some photos.
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No prob
Ah.. o.o Are they harmful to the plants?
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They can kill young trees, but my tree is established and large enough to handle it. They cluster on the branches to leave interesting spiraling scars. If you reinterested in seeing, there are some photos in my gallery of the clustering and maternal behavior, ( folders labeled: "THORN SERIES" and "Nature").
Other than the interesting scars on the branches, my tree should be as lush and full as it is every spring and summer after the leaf losing period is over. I type "leaf losing period" because here in S. Florida we don't get snow or much of a winter at all. Many plants flower all year long.
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Ah..okay, Ill check that out
That sounds good then 
Huh. That's pretty interesting...certainly not the case here in Shanghai.
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Nice processing on this one and good representation of sexual dimorphism.
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