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Aug 15, 2019 10:34:42   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 
looks like sap but must be an egg case


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Leaf-footed bug eggs
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Aug 15, 2019 10:45:08   #
Quixdraw Loc: x
 
Heck of an eye! Kudos!

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Aug 16, 2019 07:58:14   #
EnglishBrenda Loc: Kent, England
 
The last of the babies starting work on the aphid population, well done babies.

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Aug 16, 2019 09:15:48   #
napabob Loc: Napa CA
 
veddy nice.........

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Aug 16, 2019 09:25:04   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Words fail me when it comes to your ability to find nature's tiny creations.

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Aug 16, 2019 16:46:27   #
relbugman Loc: MD/FL/CA/SC
 
#1 probably is sap, as the emergent skins are cast pupal cases, the adult midges are gone. That’s a pine, so the sap is probably produced as a response to the midge larvae that made a gall or grew up inside the stem. Very sharp photo, great catch. Rest are great, too.

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Aug 17, 2019 08:08:39   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
Agreed. And all these are terrific!

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Aug 17, 2019 11:56:20   #
relbugman Loc: MD/FL/CA/SC
 
My mistake -- not sap, pitch.

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Aug 17, 2019 13:51:57   #
tinusbum Loc: east texas
 
relbugman wrote:
My mistake -- not sap, pitch.


My mistake 1st, i meant pitch too

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Aug 17, 2019 19:38:35   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 

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