Explaining Insects 🦋 on Instagram: "Tree hoppers are small, plant-feeding insects known for their bizarre, helmet-like shapes that often mimic thorns, leaves, or buds. This clever camouflage helps them blend into vegetation and avoid predators. They feed by sucking sap from stems and leaves using piercing mouthparts. Many species live in social groups, where adults and nymphs communicate through vibrations sent along plant stems. Some even form mutualistic relationships with ants—the ants prote