The tree jumper (Bocydium globulare) is an insect that jumps on tree trunks and branches, also known as the Brazilian treehopper.
It is part of the family Membracidae and can only be found in the northern part of South America. He lives in the tropics and leads a solitary life.
Although many do not believe that such a creature can exist, it is a real insect.
Feeding The Tree Jumper
They say they spend most of their time feeding on leaves.
The most consumed Leaf is Miconia spp.
Features Tree Jumper
Those balls that hang like antennae are not eyes, but just spheres found in both males and females. They develop hairs that are supposed to have a sensory role, no one knows exactly until now.
If you are wondering what that little insect can use those antes with balls we can't tell you much because no one knows this yet.
Doctors and professors in the field believe that the balls could be used as bait for predators. They take a ball and so the insect escapes.
The size of this insect varies from 4.6 mm to 7.5 mm with antennae.
It is a species attracted to light.
Reproduction Tree Jumper
Since it is a very small insect discovered relatively recently, no data on reproduction are known.
