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Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
edited June 17, 2015 in Holy Macro
Can't always stay in the same (spittle) house, but he'll soon build a new one!

You know what it is ?

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Paul.


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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2015
    Paul, this is greatness! I have seen this plant with the spit on it, never knew this is the critter! You couldn't have done any better!clap.gifclapclap.gif
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2015
    Wonderful sequence Paul
    Brian v.
    Brian V.
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  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2015
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Paul, this is greatness! I have seen this plant with the spit on it, never knew this is the critter! You couldn't have done any better!clap.gifclapclap.gif
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Wonderful sequence Paul
    Brian v.

    Thanks both, you're very kind thumb.gif

    Paul.


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  • DeVilDeVil Registered Users Posts: 1,037 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2015
    Great set Paul, well done!
    Predrag Petkovic

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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2015
    Paul,

    Nice images. They are more numerous than usual in our garden at the moment but I have still not photographed any.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2015
    DeVil wrote: »
    Great set Paul, well done!
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    Paul,

    Nice images. They are more numerous than usual in our garden at the moment but I have still not photographed any.

    Harold

    Thanks gents :)

    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • MJoliatMJoliat Registered Users Posts: 34 Big grins
    edited June 14, 2015
    What is it?
    Like Stumblebum, I too have seen this but I always thought it was something that plant had secreted. I actually just saw this this other day. Next time I am going to have to check it out. Nice shouts by the way!

    But what is it?
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2015
    MJoliat wrote: »
    Like Stumblebum, I too have seen this but I always thought it was something that plant had secreted. I actually just saw this this other day. Next time I am going to have to check it out. Nice shouts by the way!

    But what is it?


    The bubbly stuff? Common name Cuckoo spit, secreted by the immature stages of sap-sucking insects known as froghoppers, presumably as a means of protecting themselves against predators.

    The bug: Scientific names Various species but mainly Philaenus spumarius

    Plants affected Many plants, including chrysanthemum, dahlia, fuchsia, lavender, rosemary, rose and willow

    Main symptoms Blobs of white frothy liquid form on plant stems.


    Thanks for looking thumb.gif

    Paul.


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  • kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,280 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2015
    Nice, especially the last one.
    Kate
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    "You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." Mark Twain
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2015
    kdotaylor wrote: »
    Nice, especially the last one.

    Thank you thumb.gif

    Paul.


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  • junglejimjunglejim Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited June 15, 2015
    California common name is spittle bug
    As a nurseryman in California we ran into them occasionally. I think they are another immigrant from the East Coast.

    I never attempted to see the actual nympfs though.
    Jungle Jim's site
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 16, 2015
    junglejim wrote: »
    As a nurseryman in California we ran into them occasionally. I think they are another immigrant from the East Coast.

    I never attempted to see the actual nympfs though.

    They are plentiful here in the UK this time of year - but largely ignored as they do little or no damage.

    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2015
    The eye could be a rewarding subject at high magnification.

    Harold
  • Paul IddonPaul Iddon Registered Users Posts: 5,129 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2015
    e6filmuser wrote: »
    The eye could be a rewarding subject at high magnification.

    Harold

    Not easy to get larger magnification when the crop is so extreme - the original is cropped to a degree, and to see just about ½mm or so is difficult, but I went in further Harold for you:

    spittle4aCrop1.jpg

    Paul.


    Link to my personal website: http://www.pauliddon.co.uk





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