The Umbonia spinosa beetle is an insect belonging to the jumping cicada family, possessing colorful and very strange horns. This species of beetle is extremely rare on Earth.
The Umbonia spinosa beetle is quite small in size, only 10mm – 20mm, and lives mainly in South America.
Adult Umbonia spinosa beetles are usually yellow or green with red and brown patterns.
The spiny beetle Umbonia spinosa is a close relative of the cicada.
The Umbonia spinosa beetle has colorful and strange horns. This is also an effective camouflage method for this beetle.
The Umbonia spinosa beetle lives by piercing tree trunks to suck sap and water from young shoots.
The thorns on its body not only help the Umbonia spinosa beetle cut fruit to eat, but can also protect them from other predators.
At first glance, the Umbonia spinosa beetle looks like a hybrid of a spiny beetle and a hybrid of a cicada.
