RoxanneOct 25, 20191 min readLooks Like Spit - Spittle BugsActually this is how spittle bug nymphs hide from predators and the sun while feeding on plant tissue. Recently they covered the golden bush plants along the trail. This is on tarweed.http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/hemipt/Clastoptera.htmhttp://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VEGES/PESTS/spittlebugs.htmlhttps://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/08/16/Californias-spittlebug-is-on-the-decline/1811534423275/https://torreypine.org/nature-center/insects-spiders/samples/spittle-bug/
Actually this is how spittle bug nymphs hide from predators and the sun while feeding on plant tissue. Recently they covered the golden bush plants along the trail. This is on tarweed.http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/hemipt/Clastoptera.htmhttp://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/VEGES/PESTS/spittlebugs.htmlhttps://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/08/16/Californias-spittlebug-is-on-the-decline/1811534423275/https://torreypine.org/nature-center/insects-spiders/samples/spittle-bug/
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