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16-JUL-2016 Christine Hanrahan

Dogwood spittlebug (Clastoptera proteus)

Larose Forest

A tiny bug that is quite common around dogwoods. In the nymph stage it forms little balls of spittle on the dogwoods shrubs. By the way, the head is on the right, even though it looks like there are eyes on the left end!

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/125s f/4.0 at 6.6mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time16-Jul-2016 13:49:46
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length6.6 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
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Carl Carbone27-Jul-2016 01:11
Now I've seen these, but didn't know they were spittlebugs. Nice capture!
Hank Vander Velde20-Jul-2016 02:30
An other eye-opener for me Christine. Excellent sharp image of this little bug.
Tom Murray20-Jul-2016 00:21
Another nice find, one of the most colorful spittlebugs.
pkocinski19-Jul-2016 22:46
Strange creature - can't tell which end is which...
Kuriacose Joseph19-Jul-2016 20:35
Very strange looking creature. Yes, I guessed the direction that the bug was facing incorrectly!
Don19-Jul-2016 19:14
Interesting!
Pierre Martin19-Jul-2016 18:40
nice colors and pattern, great sharp capture!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet19-Jul-2016 17:19
Excellent macro.
Nirvan Hope19-Jul-2016 16:44
Such a cute little guy - looks like a cartoon character!
Walter Otto Koenig19-Jul-2016 16:40
Fascinating find. Really like he green tones., "V"
joseantonio19-Jul-2016 16:30
very nice colors and details.V.
bill friedlander19-Jul-2016 15:05
Perfect! And what a cutie! V
globalgadabout19-Jul-2016 15:05
curious and cute..
Juliette19-Jul-2016 14:20
fantastic and perfect focus on the critter V
Helen Betts19-Jul-2016 14:03
Attractive color and marking, and again I'm surprised about the head. Excellent macro, Christine. V.
Jim Coffman19-Jul-2016 13:14
Amazing detail in this fine macro image!!
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