If you ever notice frothy white foam on a stem of a plant or a flower it might be a “cuckoo spit” in which lives a nymph of these fairly common froghoppers called Spittlebugs.

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It rained today and I found this hopper wearing two rain drops  

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I love this time of year. The seasons finally feel like they're starting to change and all those creepy crawlies are starting to emerge. This weekend I spotted a froghopper a rove beetle and even a spider in the process of devouring an aphid.
What's even better is that this is Nathaniel's first year of being into bug hunting. It was him who spotted the froghopper and his excitement to find something is a thing to behold!

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A dogwood spittlebug from Central park in early July.

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