Heteronotus tree hoppers have a fake "ant" on their backs, presumably to foil predators.

Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
A flightless flat bug, Chelonoderus sp., from the northern Australian rain forests.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Heteronotus tree hoppers have a fake "ant" on their backs, presumably to foil predators.

Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Heteronotus tree hoppers have a fake "ant" on their backs, presumably to foil predators.

Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
Heteronotus tree hoppers have a fake "ant" on their backs, presumably to foil predators.

Maquipucuna Cloud Forest Reserve, Pichincha, Ecuador
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