Jumping Hoppers in SLOW MOTION!

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!

References (Prof. Malcolm Burrows papers):
Froghopper jumps - Burrows M (2006), “Jumping performance of froghopper insects.” J Exp Biol 209:4607-21 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/20...

Froghopper gears - Burrows M, Sutton G (2013), “Interacting gears synchronize propulsive leg movements in a jumping insect.” Science 341(6151):1254-6 https://science.sciencemag.org/conten...

Treehopper jumps - Burrows M (2013), “Jumping mechanisms of treehopper insects (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Membracidae).” J Exp Biol 216:788-99 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/21...

Planthopper jumps - Burrows M (2009), “Jumping performance of planthoppers (Hemiptera, Issidae).” J Exp Biol 212(17):2844-55 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/21...

Leafhopper jumps - Burrows M (2007), “Kinematics of jumping in leafhopper insects (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae).” J Exp Biol 210:3579-89 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/21...

For more general biology of hemipteran hoppers:
Hoppers of North Carolina: http://dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/index.php
Dr. Z.P. Metcalf database: https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcolle...
Treehoppers: http://treehoppers.insectmuseum.org/p...

Image credits:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/1309715...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/treegro...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/yogendr...

Music:
https://www.soundofpicture.com/

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