Looks like a tropical fish?

teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
edited December 7, 2007 in Holy Macro
Not great images but I have never seen a moth that looked like a tropical fish! Have you? It's excreting a clear liquid from its rear end? Could this be bait for another insect?

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    Nice captures- not a moth but a leaf hopper :D .

    because they feed on plant sap, just like aphids, they have to excrete excess sugar - not exactly a bait But suspect ants would enjoy it.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    teamracephotos wrote:
    Not great images but I have never seen a moth that looked like a tropical fish! Have you? It's excreting a clear liquid from its rear end? Could this be bait for another insect?

    Ahahaha your right it does look like a Tropical Fish rolleyes1.gif
    Very pretty colours too.
    We don't get the colourful one's down my way,
    they are either Green or Brown tones.

    Great shots thumb.gif ... I see Brian has enlightened you and the rest of us about the life of these Leaf Hoppers.

    I was not aware they excreted a sugar like substance :D
    I wont forget it now though.

    Thanks for sharing..... Skippy :D
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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    Thanks for the info
    Leaf Hopper! Never would have guessed that name. Speaking of ants, I watched a show on the science channel about certain ants in Europe that heard aphids just like we heard cows as a source of food (the sugar water they excrete). Man it would be cool to get a shot of an ant feeding of the Leaf Hopper. Thanks for the information your skill and knowledge amazes me. :D

    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Nice captures- not a moth but a leaf hopper :D .

    because they feed on plant sap, just like aphids, they have to excrete excess sugar - not exactly a bait But suspect ants would enjoy it.
    Brian V.
    “I love not man the less, but Nature more.”
    — Lord Byron
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    teamracephotos wrote:
    Leaf Hopper! Never would have guessed that name. Speaking of ants, I watched a show on the science channel about certain ants in Europe that heard aphids just like we heard cows as a source of food (the sugar water they excrete). Man it would be cool to get a shot of an ant feeding of the Leaf Hopper. Thanks for the information your skill and knowledge amazes me. :D

    Suspect the ants do that whever you are as well :)

    Pic below aphids getting their instructions first thing in the morning :)

    Brian V.

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  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Suspect the ants do that whever you are as well :)

    Pic below aphids getting their instructions first thing in the morning :)

    That's just beautiful. bowdown.gif
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  • teamracephotosteamracephotos Registered Users Posts: 492 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    Wow there you go again, Brilliant!
    I am going pay more attention to the ants I come across... maybe I will get lucky and see something like your capture. MM
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Suspect the ants do that whever you are as well :)

    Pic below aphids getting their instructions first thing in the morning :)

    Brian V.

    484706114_1adf48ef7e.jpg
    “I love not man the less, but Nature more.”
    — Lord Byron
  • patricia kaypatricia kay Registered Users Posts: 206 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2007
    What an interesting leaf hopper...havent seen one before...I think i will have to find out what actually does live here in my garden...I might be missing some visitors!!!

    Brian....I love this shot its so personel...cant wait for Spring when the garden comes to life again...

    Patricia........:D
  • kozmixkozmix Registered Users Posts: 11 Big grins
    edited December 7, 2007
    It really looks like a fish, nice one.
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