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ˈtriˌhɒp ərtree·hop·per
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treehoppernoun
small leaping insect that sucks juices of branches and twigs
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Treehopper
Treehoppers (more precisely typical treehoppers to distinguish them from the Aetalionidae) and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers in over 400 genera are known. They are found on all continents except Antarctica; only five species are known from Europe. Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months.
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treehopper
A treehopper is a small type of leafhopper insect that is known for its distinctive body shape. They are found on trees and plants around the world and they have an enlarged, often ornate, pronotum that can resemble thorns, giving them a tree-like appearance, hence their name. Treehoppers feed on plant sap and they can be harmful to certain types of plants. They also often have a mutualistic relationship with ants, where the ants protect the treehoppers from predators and in return, feed off the honeydew produced by the treehoppers.
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Treehopper
Treehoppers and thorn bugs are members of the family Membracidae, a group of insects related to the cicadas and the leafhoppers. About 3,200 species of treehoppers in over 600 genera are known. They are found on all continents except Antarctica, although only three species are found in Europe. They are best known for their enlarged and ornate pronotum, which most often resembles thorns, apparently to aid camouflage. In some species, the pronotum grows to a horn-like extension, but even more bizarre and hard-to-describe shapes are also found. Thorn bugs, due to their unusual appearance, have long interested naturalists. Distinguishing males from females is accomplished only by looking at the male genitalia. Individual treehoppers usually live for only a few months, but they belong to a lineage that is at least 40 million years old. A team from the Institute of Developmental Biology of Marseille-Luminy in 2011 provide good evidence that the specialised pronotum is not simply an expansion of the prothoracic sclerite, but a fused pair of dorsal appendages of the first thoracic segment, serial homologues of insect wings, which are dorsal appendages of the second and/or third thoracic segments.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of treehopper in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of treehopper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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