Cuckoo Spit is the excess water that the nymph of the Spittle Bug produces from the plants sap. They pierce grasses and hide in the froth produced

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Cuckoo Spit is the excess water that the nymph of the Spittle Bug produces from the plants sap. They pierce grasses and the froth they excrete acts as a concealment from predators

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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