[ES] ¿Os cuento la movida de los escupitajos o ya os la sabéis? ¡Venga, os la cuento! Las ninfas de estos bichillos producen unos espumarajos en la base de las plantas de las que se alimentan, conocidos como salivazos. Se trata del agua que les sobra de digerir la savia bruta que chupan del xilema de las plantas mezclada con una proteína. Su propia respiración produce una amalgama de burbujas, la cual les sirve de protección. A ver si hago una foto a uno un día de estos.
El bicho en cuestión es un homóptero: Cercopis intermedia (familia Cercopidae). Son muy comunes en esta época entre las flores del campo.
Fotografiado el 26/04/2026 en la provincia de Cáceres.
Equipo: Canon EOS 400D + Tamron SP 90 mm f/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1
ISO 200, s 1/200, f/5,6. A pulso.

[EN] The nymphs of this bugs produce a foam at the base of the plants from which they feed. They suck the sap of the xylem and excrete water and a protein, producing foam that provides them shelter. This foam is commonly known as cuckoo spit or frog spit.
The bug is a homopteran: Cercopis intermedia (family Cercopidae). They are very common in this time of the year between the wild flowers.
Photographed on 2026/04/26 in the province of Cáceres (Spain).
Equipment: Canon EOS 400D + Tamron SP 90 mm f/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1
ISO 200, s 1/200, f/5,6. Handheld.

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Stumbled onto this gem while admiring observations in iNaturalist's Gall Week 2025 project. The two-tailed gumtree gall (Apiomorpha duplex) is, per "Brisbane Insects and Spiders" blog, the world's largest gall. Like many galls made by scale insects in the Eriococcidae, the species makes sexually-dimorphic galls. This gall is induced by a female; male galls are knobs on leaves and don't seem to be photographed much. #GallWeek2025 #eucalyptus #gall #galls #homoptera #insect #gumtree #entomology #inaturalist #australia
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/312424393
Two-tailed Gumtree Gall (Apiomorpha duplex)

Two-tailed Gumtree Gall from Chambigne NSW 2460, Australia on September 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM by Nick Lambert

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Tiens ? des épines qui bougent sur cet argousier.
Le Demi-diable (Centrotus cornutus), de l'ordre des Homoptères (comme les Cigales, les Cercopes et les Cicadelles). On n'en voit pas tous les jours.
Pratique la poignée sur le dos !
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