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Title
Spittlebug Mass

Description
A frothy mass secreted by a spittlebug, probably a Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius), surrounds a plant stem.

Location and Date
Heller Nature Center
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
6/30/13 (Note: pre-2000 dates are approximate)

Credit
Mark Swanson/Swanson Media

Camera/Source
Nikon D300 DSLR

Lens
AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D

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Not applicable/Not applicable

Keywords
True Bugs and Kin (Hemiptera), Class Insecta (Insects), Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods), Kingdom Animalia (Animals), Meadow Spittlebug (Philaenus spumarius), Spittlebugs (Philaenus spp.), Spittlebugs (Family Aphrophoridae), Spittlebugs (Superfamily Cercopoidea), Infraorder Cicadomorpha, True Hoppers (Suborder Auchenorrhyncha)

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