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29-JUN-2013 Christine Hanrahan

Spittlebug (Cercopidae)

This quite large spittlebug was on a deadly nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant in my garden. These are the guys who make the little balls of foam (or spit!), on all types of plants.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/100s f/2.8 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
Don08-Jul-2013 10:18
A strange creature. Excellent focus and great composition in this image.
Carol Rollins03-Jul-2013 13:29
Great sighting and capture, Christine. Nice to see the bug that makes those little balls of foam.
Thanks for sharing.
Carl Carbone02-Jul-2013 03:11
How cool! I've never seen a dry one. Very nice close-up!
Guest 02-Jul-2013 00:52
These are tough ones to capture, jumping about as soon as the lens nears. Excellent shot, Very fine detail and focus. Green leaf has nice color and provides an nice contrast.
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