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Similar to puddling in seeking moisture. Nice … adds to the concept of puddling in that the seeking of moisture is not a 1-dimensional set of behaviors seeking out only puddles.
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On Jun 3, 2020, at 8:51 PM, rcech@nyc.rr.com wrote:
What a wonderful study. I was about to ask what the satyr might have been seeking that wouldn’t attract ants – an ant-attracting spittlebug nest would = suicide. Thanks for sending. This provides some useful indicatrions.
Rick Cech
From: Leps-l <leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Peter T Oboyski Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 8:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Leps-l] Megisto cymela sipping spittlebug spit
I forwarded this observation to Vinton Thompson, who works on Cercopidae. He sent me the following paper. Of course the spittle is likely to vary depending on host plant species. But I thought you all would find this interesting. Using this title to
search on Google Scholar brings up a number of interesting articles on cercopid spittle.
del Campo, M.L., King, J.T. and Gronquist, M.R., 2011. Defensive and chemical characterization of the froth produced by the cercopid Aphrophora cribrata. Chemoecology, 21(1), pp.1-8.
Abstract: Nymphs of the cercopid Aphrophora cribrata cover themselves with a frothy exudate while ingesting sap from their preferred host plant, the eastern white pine, Pinus strobus. Chemical analyses of froth collected from A. cribrata nymphs
revealed an array of metabolites belonging to five chemical classes, including fatty acid-derived alcohols, c-lactones and a single 1-monoacylglycerol, as well as the polyol pinitol and the polyhydroxyalkanoate, poly-3-hydroxybutyrate. Bioassays showed
the natural A. cribata froth, as well as a synthetic mixture comprised of representative compound classes identified therein, to be repellent to ants but largely devoid of topical irritancy in tests with cockroaches.
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On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 7:24 PM <jeff@mineralmovies.com <mailto:jeff@mineralmovies.com>> wrote:
Just wanted to share another fun video. I have seen this behavior before. I wonder if there is any value more than just moisture?
https://vimeo.com/424993854 <https://vimeo.com/424993854>
He was quite intent and actually spent several minutes doing this. He was even interrupted once or twice but came back and to continue his drink.
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Similar to puddling in seeking moisture. Nice …
adds to the concept of puddling in that the seeking of moisture is not a 1-dimensional set of behaviors seeking out only puddles.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Joe Kunkel</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">-·. .· ·.
.><((((º>·. .· ·. .><((((º>·. .· ·. .><((((º> .··.· >=- =º}}}}}><<br class="">Joseph G. Kunkel, Research Professor<br class="">122C/125
Pickus Center for Biomedical Research</div><div style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class="">Marine Science<br class="">University of New England<br class="">Biddeford ME 04005<br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;" class=""><a
href="
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http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/</a></span></div><div class=""> <br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 3, 2020, at 8:51 PM, <a href="mailto:rcech@nyc.
rr.com" class="">
rcech@nyc.rr.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight:
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class="">What a wonderful study. I was about to ask what the satyr might have been seeking that wouldn’t attract ants – an ant-attracting spittlebug nest would = suicide. Thanks for sending. This provides some useful indicatrions.<o:p class=""></o:p><
/div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Rick Cech<o:p class=
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padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Leps-l <<a href="mailto:leps-l-bounces@mailman.
yale.edu" class="">
leps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b class="">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Peter T Oboyski<br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-
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leps-l@mailman.yale.edu<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Leps-l] Megisto cymela sipping spittlebug spit<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin:
0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">I forwarded this
observation to Vinton Thompson, who works on Cercopidae. He sent me the following paper. Of course the spittle is likely to vary depending on host plant species. But I thought you all would find this interesting. Using this title to search on Google
Scholar brings up a number of interesting articles on cercopid spittle.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><
div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">del Campo, M.L., King, J.T. and Gronquist, M.R., 2011. Defensive and chemical characterization of the froth produced by the
cercopid Aphrophora cribrata.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">Chemoecology</i>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">21</i>(1), pp.1-8.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="
margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Abstract: Nymphs
of the cercopid Aphrophora cribrata cover themselves with a frothy exudate while ingesting sap from their preferred host plant, the eastern white pine, Pinus strobus. Chemical analyses of froth collected from A. cribrata nymphs revealed an array of
metabolites belonging to five chemical classes, including fatty acid-derived alcohols, c-lactones and a single 1-monoacylglycerol, as well as the polyol pinitol and the polyhydroxyalkanoate, poly-3-hydroxybutyrate. Bioassays showed the natural A. cribata
froth, as well as a synthetic mixture comprised of representative compound classes identified therein, to be repellent to ants but largely devoid of topical irritancy in tests with cockroaches.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><
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class="">Just wanted to share another fun video. I have seen this behavior before. I wonder if there is any value more than just moisture?<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><a href="
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https://vimeo.com/424993854</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class="">He was quite intent and actually spent several minutes doing this. He was even interrupted once or twice but came back and to
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