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I've seen much Cuckoo spit but have never previously noticed water droplets before
This frothy foam seems to be all over plants and grass at this time of year,
Cuckoo spit is essentially plant sap that has been ingested by the creature that hides inside it. The creature forces air into the fluid it has ingested and then squeezes the bubbles out through its bum!
To discover what creates these foamy bubbles, simply find a blob of cuckoo spit, crouch down next to it and very delicately swipe it onto your finger. Keep carefully rubbing the bubbles away and you’ll soon discover a tiny little creature that looks something like a green grass seed. Look closer, however, and you’ll notice legs and the black pin-pricks of eyes: it’s a froghopper nymph!
The froghopper nymph is the larva of the adult common froghopper, otherwise known as a ‘spittlebug’. Common froghoppers are small, brown insects (only around 6mm long) that can jump incredible distances to escape threats. In fact, these insects can accelerate to more than 14km per hour in just a millisecond, and a froghopper jump has been recorded as high as 70cm. That’s similar to a human jumping over a tower block.
The jumping ability of spittlebugs means they can very easily evade predators, but their larvae can’t jump. This is where cuckoo spit on plants comes in – the froghopper nymphs use the bubbles they excrete to not only keep moist, but hide themselves from anything that might want to eat them.
Most of the time the fountain in the small Indian Well at Ames Park isn't running these days, but I managed to get a good shot of it when it was that slso shows the Indian head relief on the rock. This well was next to what had been a lily pond, but last time I was there, there was only one flower springing up. It seems that one by one, things are being removed from this little park, and it's a shame.
Given to the City of Ormond Beach by the Ames family, the grounds of what used to be the family estate offer one of the most peaceful and enjoyable parks in the area. There is dock over the river, and several benches to while away the time. Cement bridges go up to and over the ponds. There is a life sized alligator sculpture and a carved, wooden owl with marble eyes. In the river is a walrus peeping up from the water! There was once an egret statue and a lovely curved tree by a cherub birdbath, but the tree came down after Hurricane Matthew in October 2016, and the egret was broken and apparently never fixed, though the alligator's jaw broke several years ago and they managed to repair that. Despite wear and tear, the park is still pretty and people still frequent it daily.
The effect gets more weird when you get a closer look. Nice play of lines and almost a hundredfold self portrait :)
Added some sharpening to get more pronounced lines.
ODC: sparkling
Out of the over 250 shots I took yesterday, trying to capture some bubbles goodness, only 2-3 came out. But the looked very pretty anyway, even if I didn't get to photograph all of them.
In this single bubble, cropped from a larger image, you can see other bubbles, the sun, the camera flash, and our house.
Now the snow has gone Evan has taken to getting out with his bubble-mower! I looked out the window to see his bubbles sitting on the frosty grass and raced out to get some shots.
Bubbles in the Public Garden at a Boston Portrait Meet. Shot with Sony a6000 and 50mm f/1.8 lens. Model: @haotian_deng on Instagram.
Tender moments with you Bubbles are forever.
She said "yes"
Now I know I'm the luckiest Daddy in the world.
To my swedish speaking friends. Tips and tricks for bubbles: blogg.op.se/skogstokig/2014/01/18/sapbubblor-den-komplett...