Spittlebugs (Genus Aphrophora) are named for the mass of “spittle” the larval stage excretes from epidermal glands near its anus. The foam is produced from juices of their host plant, in this case Coyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis), Santa Barbara County, California.

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Shooting date : 2012-04-18

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Wild animal / Insect / Homoptere / Froghopper

Atmosphere / Seasons / Temperate season / Spring

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Protostomia / Articulata / Arthropoda / Tracheata / Antennata / Hexapoda / Insecta / Hemipteroidea / Homoptera / Auchenorrhyncha / Cercopoidea / Aphrophoridae / Aphrophora

Eukaryota / Archaeplastida / Chlorobionta / Embryophyta / Tracheophyta / Spermatophyta / Phanerogamae / Angiospermae / Dicotyledoneae / Asterales / Compositae / Asteraceae / Baccharis

Individual / Nobody

April

Cloth / Disguise

Shot / Macrophotography

America / North America / United States of America / Western United States / Pacific States / California

Shape / Bubble

Shot / Overview

Shot / Profile shot

Species / Relation between species / Camouflage

Posing

Individual / Stage of development / Nymph

Species / Relation between species / Predation / Predator

Species / Relation between species / Parasitism / Parasite

Flora / Spermatophyte / Flowering plant / Dicotyledon / Asterales order / Compositae / sunflowers / Coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis)

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