"The present study confirms that adhesion is one of the numerous foam characteristics resulting in multifunctional effects, which promote spittlebugs' survival." The bugs create this foam from ...

To protect itself, the spittlebug nymph emits a soap-bubble-like material from its anus, covering itself. The team found the coating protects the nymph in many ways. The first and most obvious is ...

Ever seen a blob of foam on a plant and wondered how it got there? The frothy spittle, sometimes called cuckoo spit, is actually a telltale sign that an insect known as the spittlebug is feeding ...

More than 11,000 sightings of the spittlebug, or froghopper, have been recorded across the UK, with the south of England proving a stronghold. The information will be used to prepare for the ...