Categories DavidCuckoo spit on a nettle seed head Post author By David Post date 17 July 2012 Cuckoo spit can be found on many plants in late spring/early summer. Nothing to do with the increasingly rare bird, but a protective foam for an insect larva, a froghopper. This one was on the top of a nettle which was going to seed. ← Scrambled egg slime → Interestingly-shaped flower