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A planthopper is any insect in the infraorder Fulgoromorpha, [1] in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, [2] a group exceeding 12,500 described species worldwide. The name comes from their remarkable resemblance to leaves and other plants of their environment and that they often "hop" for quick transportation in a similar way to that of grasshoppers.
These minute insects, colloquially known as hoppers, are plant feeders that suck plant sap from grass, shrubs, or trees. Their hind legs are modified for jumping, and are covered with hairs that facilitate the spreading of a secretion over their bodies that acts as a water repellent and carrier of pheromones . [ 1 ]
The gears keep the hind legs in synchronization, allowing the bugs to jump accurately in a straight line, at an acceleration of nearly 400 g in two milliseconds. [2] Each leg has a 400-micrometer strip of tapered teeth, pitch radius 200 micrometers, with 10 to 12 fully interlocking spur-type gear teeth, including filleted curves at the base of ...
We’ve compiled a list of commonly found bugs that can jump. Keep reading to learn some incredible facts about them! 1. Fleas FleasScientific nameSiphonaptera (order)DescriptionDark-colored ...
Insect winter ecology describes the overwinter survival strategies of insects, which are in many respects more similar to those of plants than to many other animals, such as mammals and birds. Unlike those animals, which can generate their own heat internally ( endothermic ), insects must rely on external sources to provide their heat ...
Rhopalidae, or scentless plant bugs, are a family of true bugs. [1] In older literature, the family is sometimes called " Corizidae ". They differ from the related coreids in lacking well-developed scent glands .
Like all other planthoppers, they suck phloem sap of plants. Some species are known to communicate with vibrations through the plant stems. [ 1 ] Communication may be with mates, or with ants that tend the nymphs, protecting them and gathering honeydew secretions. [ 2 ]
The most long-term solution is to focus on sealing up cracks and holes around your home — such as in the netting of your window screens — so kudzu bugs and other fall critters can’t get inside.