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Common Froghopper

Cercopis vulnerata

The Common Froghopper is a small insect that can jump really high! They are often found on plants, where they suck up sap and hop around quickly.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Common Froghopper is a small, stocky insect, typically dark brown or black with two striking bright red or orange chevron-shaped markings on its back. It has a broad head and relatively large eyes, which make it visually distinct from many other small plant-dwelling insects.

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Common Froghopper
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Common Froghopper

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby froghoppers, called nymphs, live inside their protective spit bubbles for weeks.

Despite their name, they are insects related to cicadas, not amphibians like frogs!

Froghoppers can drink 200 times their body weight in plant sap every day!

Their incredible jump produces a force 400 times stronger than gravity!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Leaper

Common Froghoppers can jump over 100 times their own body height using powerful hind legs that helps them escape predators quickly.

Fähigkeit

Bubble Shield Creator

Common Froghopper nymphs produce frothy 'cuckoo spit' because it hides and protects them from predators and dehydration.

Fähigkeit

Plant Sap Sucker

Common Froghoppers have specialized straw-like mouthparts that help them drink nourishing sap from plants.

Maße und Details

Größe
5-7 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny insects drink plant sap like a juice box, using straw-like mouthparts!

Hauptnahrung

  • Plant sap
  • Nettle sap
  • Grass sap
  • Herbaceous plant sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

A common bird predator.

eaten by

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Robins will feed on adult froghoppers.

eaten by

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

Froghoppers can be caught in their webs.

depends on

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

A favored host plant for feeding and spittle production.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Froghoppers are harmless, but it's best to watch them from a distance.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Common Froghopper?

5-7 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Froghopper?

30-60 Tage

Was frisst Common Froghopper?

These tiny insects drink plant sap like a juice box, using straw-like mouthparts!

Wo findet man Common Froghopper normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Common Froghopper?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Common Froghopper?

6

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