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Spittlebug Nymph - Prosapia

Spittlebug Nymph - Prosapia
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
May 30, 2011
This little guy was zipping around my backyard and would occasionally stop and extend then contract the red part of his body. He would also ooze some sort of clear slime apparently from his backside

Moved
Moved from Spittlebugs.

Prosapia
the ooze is excess plant fluid from the gut

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