Common Froghopper vs African Spider Wasp

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Common Froghopper African Spider Wasp
Scientific Name Philaenus spumarius form typicus Hemipepsis capensis
Order Hemiptera Hymenoptera
Family Aphrophoridae Pompilidae
Size 5-7mm 30-50 mm
Habitat Underground Underground
Diet Sap Feeders Predators
Regions Europe, North America Southern Africa
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Common Froghopper

The classic form of the common froghopper with mottled brown coloring. Creates the familiar cuckoo-spit on plants.

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Did You Know?

The white frothy cuckoo-spit on plants is produced by nymphs blowing air into a sticky fluid excreted from their rear end.

African Spider Wasp

A very large blue-black wasp with bright orange wings that hunts baboon spiders. It is one of Africa's largest solitary wasps.

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Did You Know?

A single female can overpower and paralyze a baboon spider three times her own weight with a precisely placed sting.