Dec 14, 2025
By far my favorite species of hopper I saw on my recent trip to Costa Rica!
💚 Thorn bug (Umbonia ataliba)
📸 OM tough TG-7
📍Valle Escondido EcoLodge, Monteverde, Costa Rica
seen from Netherlands
seen from France
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from New Zealand
seen from New Zealand
seen from Maldives
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from Australia
seen from Russia
seen from United States
seen from New Zealand
seen from Malaysia
seen from New Zealand
seen from Russia
seen from China
By far my favorite species of hopper I saw on my recent trip to Costa Rica!
💚 Thorn bug (Umbonia ataliba)
📸 OM tough TG-7
📍Valle Escondido EcoLodge, Monteverde, Costa Rica
Better photos of one of my tiny, baby twiglet hatchlings! (Hopefully Tumblr won’t flag it as inappropriate this time.. it’s just an insect!)
💚 Megaphasma denticrus (2 day old nymph)
📸 OM TG-7
Look at that face! 💚
Female Giant African Flower Beetle (Mecynorhina torquata ugandensis)
💚 Solanaceous Treehopper — Antianthe expansa 💚
Monday, June 1st, 2026.
📸 OM TG7
As you all probably know already— I’ve recently been obsessed with Treehoppers!! I’ve been on a mission to find some in my area and finally have! I apologize that the photos aren’t the best, I was shaking with excitement and had a really difficult time holding the camera steady lol.
Absolutely gorgeous male American Metalic Click Beetle (Chalcolepidius smaragdinus) 💚🪲
I’ve named him ✨ zucchini ✨🥒
He was wild-caught, so I don’t know how long he’ll live but I’m enjoying his company while I can. (He has a torn wing and cannot fly.)
Beautiful calligraphy beetle — Calligrapha argus
📍Monteverde, Costa Rica
📸 OM tough TG-7
She’s so ✨pretty✨
Female Mecynorrhina torquata ugandensis 🌸🪲
She’s absolutely lost in the sauce 🥭