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Tube spittle bug

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

Young spittle bugs begin life in a tube. This nearby insect in Pic 2 (some were all black) is a nearby suspect for adult.

Notes:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/32977858@N02/6468946933/

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Comments (3)
Leuba Ridgway
Fantastic Martin. Missed this one - I feel the the tubes look very much like the gum nuts with the furry white coating. Great photo of the bug too..
MartinL
Here is another larva tube of the spittle bug http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/10309897 http://www.flickr.com/photos/32977858@N02/6468946933/

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