Young spittlebugs feed by sucking juice from plants. Some of this juice passes through their bodies and oozes as bubbles from openings on their bodies. The bubbles don't burst easily, so they quickly pile up. Sometimes these young spittlebugs are completely covered with bubbles.
Good news for gorillas
Good news for gorillas The mountain gorillas of Rwanda, Uganda and Congo
have increased from 320 to 355 in spite of civil unrest and armed
conflict. Conservationists say this is likely a result of the
"dedication of an armed field staff." FEBRUARY 1, 2001