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foam in a tree ...dripping water ...some kind of insect nest ...spittlebug ? cicada ??
Spotted on Sep 20, 2011
Submitted on Sep 20, 2011
6 Comments
I am not sure if it is spittlebug, i know they produce this foam
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/GARDEN/PL...
I believe as Gordon does, that it is an amphibian who did this. Ive seen this foam in many plants here in the amazon region of Ecuador, Im sure there is a frog specie that does this in the Amazon.
I looked for a bug using a stick ( this branch was a little bit high), but I did not find any bug...
it might be a immature spittlebugs creating that foam?
That is a lot of foam. I wonder if it is an arboreal amphibian, such as a frog, that lays its eggs within the protection of foam to keep the eggs and young moist. There are a couple of species that do that in Africa and one, I believe, in Asia.
That is a lot of foam and water! I wonder if you collect the dripping water would there be any insects in it?