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Spittle bug

Description:

This was about 200 yards from a marsh. I assume these are eggs of some kind

2 Species ID Suggestions

CandiceB
CandiceB 11 years ago
Spittle bug
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Student
Student 11 years ago
spittle bug


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3 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

moved to arthropods :-)

Stormy Petrel
Stormy Petrel 11 years ago

This is from a spittlebug nymph, but contains no eggs. They feed on watery plant juices that causes them to produce the "spit".

www.entomology.umn.edu/cues/Web/199Spitt...

CandiceB
CandiceB 11 years ago

Looks like a spittle bug

Brett
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Brett

North Dakota, USA

Spotted on Jun 3, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012

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