Insects and Spiders

Leafhopper Rain

First time I've actually seen this behavior. This species of leafhopper sucks liquids out of plant stems. It consumes 100 to 300 times their dry body weight of fluid a day. While they eat, they shoot a copious amount of liquid bubbles out their butt, their way of getting rid of the waste once nutrients are absorbed. Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase blow it out your butt.
Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (Homalodisca vitripennis)
Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida)

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