Jumping Hoppers in Slow Motion!

For immediate release ‐ July 08, 2020

Contact: Adrian Smith, 919.707.8095. Images available upon request


From Dr. Adrian Smith in the Ant Lab:

“Leafhoppers, treehoppers, planthoppers, and froghoppers are all insects in the order Hemiptera that are some of the fastest jumping animals on earth! They are also super-common, so I collected a bunch and filmed their jumps in slow-motion!”

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