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Sap-feeding bugs such as this lanternfly (Pyrops whiteheadi) ingest large quantities of the nutrient-poor fluid, excreting the excess in the form of honeydew. Here a gecko (Gehyra mutilata) waits below the insect for an opportunistic meal of the sweet fluid. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
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Auchenorrhyncha, Borneo, East Malaysia, Fulgoridae, Fulgoroidea, Fulgoromorpha, Gehyra, Gekkonidae, Gekkota, Hemiptera, Homoptera, Insecta, Malaysia, Reptilia, Sabah, Sauria, Southeast Asia, Squamata, animal, arthropod, bug, fauna, four-clawed gecko, gecko, insect, invertebrate, lantern bug, lizard, planthopper, reptile, trophobiosis, tropical, wildlife
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- Borneo, Insects, Reptiles, Interactions
