J. B. Grinath

Community ecology in a changing world

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Welcome to my research website! I am a community and ecosystem ecologist who studies terrestrial environments to understand the structure of communities and the functioning of ecosystems in a changing world. Take a look around the site to learn more!

Spittlebugs may facilitate a plant-arthropod community

October 15, 2016

Spittlebugs (Clastoptera sp.) produce frothy wastes that are slurped up by predatory insects, such as this wasp and lady beetle. During my time at the Carrizo Plain, CA, I made some novel observations of predatory insects consuming the waste products of spittlebugs. As depicted above, spittlebugs produce masses of bubbles from liquid wastes resulting … More Spittlebugs may facilitate a plant-arthropod community