"cuckoo spit"

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8 November 2025

A ladybird beetle (Coccinellidae) larva, resembling a white flower due to its long wax filaments, approaches the protective frothy mass of a spittlebug nymph, known as "cuckoo spit," which conceals the nymph inside. Photographed in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on May 9, 2025.

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#11486906

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#11486907

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#11486908

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#11486909

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#11486910

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#11486911

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#11486913

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#11486914

17 August 2024

Froghoppers, or the superfamily Cercopoidea, are a group of hemipteran insects in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha. Adults are capable of jumping many times their height and length, which gives the group their common name. However, many species are best known for their plant-sucking nymphs, which produce foam shelters and are commonly referred to as ''spittlebugs.'' These nymphs produce a covering of foamed-up plant sap that visually resembles saliva; as a result, they are commonly known as spittlebugs, and their foam is often called cuckoo spit, frog spit, or snake spit. This characteristic spittle production is associated with the unusual trait of xylem feeding. A few species are significant agricultural pests. On August 17, 2024, a froghopper was observed sitting on the edge of a leaf in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India.

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#641555

16 June 2015

White frothy liquid appearing on the stem of a plant in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2015. -- Cuckoo spit commonly appears in late spring as the froghopper nymph sucks the sap out of plants and leaves a white, frothy liquid in its wake. Despite the name, Cuckoo spit has no connection with the bird. According to the Royal Horticultural Society website, 'each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) long and plant growth is usually unaffected.'

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#641556

16 June 2015

White frothy liquid appearing on the stem of a plant in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2015. -- Cuckoo spit commonly appears in late spring as the froghopper nymph sucks the sap out of plants and leaves a white, frothy liquid in its wake. Despite the name, Cuckoo spit has no connection with the bird. According to the Royal Horticultural Society website, 'each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) long and plant growth is usually unaffected.'

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#641557

16 June 2015

White frothy liquid appearing on the stem of a plant in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2015. -- Cuckoo spit commonly appears in late spring as the froghopper nymph sucks the sap out of plants and leaves a white, frothy liquid in its wake. Despite the name, Cuckoo spit has no connection with the bird. According to the Royal Horticultural Society website, 'each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) long and plant growth is usually unaffected.'

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#641558

16 June 2015

White frothy liquid appearing on the stem of a plant in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2015. -- Cuckoo spit commonly appears in late spring as the froghopper nymph sucks the sap out of plants and leaves a white, frothy liquid in its wake. Despite the name, Cuckoo spit has no connection with the bird. According to the Royal Horticultural Society website, 'each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) long and plant growth is usually unaffected.'

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#641559

16 June 2015

White frothy liquid appearing on the stem of a plant in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2015. -- Cuckoo spit commonly appears in late spring as the froghopper nymph sucks the sap out of plants and leaves a white, frothy liquid in its wake. Despite the name, Cuckoo spit has no connection with the bird. According to the Royal Horticultural Society website, 'each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) long and plant growth is usually unaffected.'

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#641560

16 June 2015

White frothy liquid appearing on the stem of a plant in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2015. -- Cuckoo spit commonly appears in late spring as the froghopper nymph sucks the sap out of plants and leaves a white, frothy liquid in its wake. Despite the name, Cuckoo spit has no connection with the bird. According to the Royal Horticultural Society website, 'each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) long and plant growth is usually unaffected.'

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#641561

16 June 2015

White frothy liquid appearing on the stem of a plant in Manchester on Monday 15th June 2015. -- Cuckoo spit commonly appears in late spring as the froghopper nymph sucks the sap out of plants and leaves a white, frothy liquid in its wake. Despite the name, Cuckoo spit has no connection with the bird. According to the Royal Horticultural Society website, 'each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) long and plant growth is usually unaffected.'

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