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Mark McCaughrean on Nostr: Hemimetabolism. Not a new species, but nice to see the adult stage of this little ...

Hemimetabolism.

Not a new species, but nice to see the adult stage of this little planthopper, Issus coleoptratus (🇩🇪 Echte Käferzikade) finally.

As you may recall, the nymph stage has gears to synchronise its hind legs when hopping, but it loses these during the final moult – the adults use a different mechanical coupling.

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