Despite being one of the most creatively outfitted performers of all time, Lady Gaga has some competition in the animal world. Nature’s show-stoppers include everything from insects with balls on their head to psychedelic frogfish. And unlike people, these animals don’t need outfits to look outrageous.

Yes, the globe-bearing treehopper is real.

But don’t take our links for it. Look it up: Bocydium globulare. We don’t blame you for being suspicious: It’s not every day you see an insect that looks exactly like an instrument to measure wind speed.

The globe-bearing treehopper is native to northern South America, feeds on the underside of glory bushes, and what those mesmerizing balls are for is anybody’s guess. One theory is