Cuckoo spit
Description
- Title:
- Cuckoo spit
- Caption / Description:
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'Cuckoo spit' produced by a Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius) nymph. The nymph feeds on plant sap, and excretes excess sap mixed with a secretion from the abdominal glands through the anus. The nymph blows air into this fluid as it excreted, creating the bubbles.
The 'cuckoo spit' keeps the froghopper nymph moist and stops it from drying out, as well as giving some degree of temperature control. It also acts as a defense, hiding the nymph, and having a taste unpleasant to predators.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Animalia
- Animals
- Arthropoda
- Arthropods
- Insecta
- Insects
- Hemiptera
- True bugs
- Aphrophoridae
- Philaenus
- Philaenus spumarius
- Common froghopper
- Spittlebug
- Spit bug
- Froth
- Bubbles
- Cuckoo spit
- Snake spit
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _DSC3240.NEF
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3872px x 2592px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Nikon Adobe RGB 4.0.0.3000
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2008 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄200 s
- Aperture:
- f/0
- Camera Model:
- Nikon D200
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Center-weighted average
- Flash:
- Fired, Return not detected
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Flash
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Miranda 24mm F2.8 MC Macro
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
-
- Nikon BR-2A
- Setup:
- Handheld
Nikon SB-800 Flash
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Nikon Capture NX
- Post Processing:
-0.5 exposure compensation in CNX