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Evolutionary trick of bizarre insect headgear revealed

5 May 2011

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This genus, Oeda, has a delicate amber-coloured helmet.. See more in our gallery here

(Image: Nicolas Gompel/Nature)

They look nothing like it, but the fantastical “helmets” of treehoppers are in fact an extra pair of wings. See more in our gallery here.

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