two-lined spittlebug reflexive bleeding - Prosapia bicincta

Moved

Moved from Spiders.

… Andrew Williams, 28 July, 2009 - 10:26am

Other than a data point for

Kansas I don't see much reason to keep this one. Your choice, either move to genus page or frass.

… Lynette Elliott, 27 July, 2009 - 11:31pm

reflexive bleeding reason to keep ?

I don't mind frassing this, but would it be of educational value for the spittlebug reflexive bleeding? I didn't know what it was. Actually thought spittle had damaged the spider. It's not so good for ID, but maybe for that educational part? It was new info. to me, and I've been in the woods quite a bit. But if looking at strictly for ID, I can see frassing. Either way is O.K. with me.

… Andrew Williams, 28 July, 2009 - 9:10am

That's sounds good to me..

You could move it to the spittle bug species page, and I could link it to a glossary term.

… Lynette Elliott, 28 July, 2009 - 9:28am

moved and changed title

I'd do the glossary term thing, but I don't know how. :)

… Andrew Williams, 28 July, 2009 - 10:29am

Done

Only editors can create glossary terms, or I would have taught you how to do it. See new term here.

… Lynette Elliott, 28 July, 2009 - 2:56pm

perfect

I think this is great. When Adam wrote about the reflex bleeding I had to go outside BG and look up what it meant exactly. Good to have a defintion in here.

… Andrew Williams, 28 July, 2009 - 3:36pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 25 July, 2009 - 3:47pm

Probably Agelenopsis sp. (Agelenidae)

The long spinnerets are a clue.

… John Sloan, 9 July, 2009 - 7:31pm

thanks

It did look like some of other funnel web spiders in the area where I knew that's what they were for sure. I'll keep an eye out for the long spinnerets. Appreciate the help.

… Andrew Williams, 10 July, 2009 - 9:15am

Prosapia reflexive bleed...

which is what the yellow droplets are (there emitted from the tarsal pads, hence the droplet at the spider's leg joint). The next time you find one, pick it up and it will bleed for you, which will leave a yellow mark on your fingers and a not really that unpleasant of a smell. For more info, Daniel Peck published a paper on the topic in 2000: Reflex Bleeding in Froghoppers (Homoptera: Cercopidae): Variation in Behavior and Taxonomic Distribution.

… Adam J Bell, 9 July, 2009 - 3:30pm

very interesting

Thanks Adam. That's great info.
I thought for sure the spittlebug had scratched the spider. I'll look spittlebug reflex bleeding up to learn more.

… Andrew Williams, 9 July, 2009 - 4:09pm