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Spittlebug spittlle

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Description:

No idea this is fund in a mangrove tree.
I think is some eggs from and insect?

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Spittlebug spittlle

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Comments (5)
Gerardo Aizpuru
Thanks Norieth very interesting i have never seen this before. Thanks Alice
NoriethAlejandra
This foam is what protects the insect in its nymph stage, and is constituted by residues of nutritious juices plant and insect exudates. Must be some spit "Salivazo" the truth is not as the term in English.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2012

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