Planthopper

/plˈanθɒpə/

/plˈænθɑːpɚ/

Planthopper

related to the leafhoppers and spittlebugs but rarely damages cultivated plants

Examples

1. Planthopper nymphs are unassuming little critters, just a few millimeters long.

2. While locusts push off from their knees, kicking straight back, planthoppers power their jumps by rotational forces in their hips.

3. Froghoppers, and their cousins planthoppers and leafhoppers, do this using an incredibly cool simple machine.

4. There are species of katydids and cicada-like insects called planthoppers with similar strategies.