froghopper
Foam-nest tiny jumper
A froghopper is a small jumping insect that feeds on plant sap.
The adults can leap great distances relative to their size—hence the name.
Their nymphs produce the frothy white masses called spittlebugs or cuckoo spit found on plant stems in spring and summer.
Froghoppers rarely cause serious damage to plants.
Foam-producing plant insect
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- entomologyStudy of insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- invertebrateAnimal sans backbone
antennae · thorax · proboscis · nymph · larvae · molt · metamorphosis · wings
Expelled mouth secretion
- frothMass of small bubbles
- foamBubble-filled substance
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- secretionSubstance released by glands
nymph · protection · excretion · meadow · wetland · glandular · moisture · shelter
Sudden springing movement
catapult · hind legs · explosive · projectile · acceleration · trajectory · elastic · recoil
Feeding on plant fluids
- infestationPest takeover situation
- damageHarm or impairment
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- rosemaryFragrant culinary evergreen
host plant · xylem · feeding · piercing · wilting · stunting · garden · nursery
Plant water conduit
- sapPlant circulatory fluid
- phloemPlant sugar-transport tissue
- sucroseGlucose-fructose disaccharide
- vascularOf blood vessels
mouthparts · nutrients · extraction · transpiration · host plant · fluid · ingestion · excretion
spittlebug
Foam-producing plant insect
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
- entomologyStudy of insects
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
invertebrate · antennae · thorax · proboscis · nymph · larvae · molt · metamorphosis · wings · biodiversity
spittle
Expelled mouth secretion
secretion · nymph · protection · excretion · meadow · wetland · glandular · moisture · shelter · camouflage
leap
Sudden springing movement
launch · catapult · hind legs · explosive · projectile · acceleration · trajectory · elastic · recoil · record-breaking
sap-sucking
Feeding on plant fluids
- infestationPest takeover situation
- damageHarm or impairment
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
rosemary · host plant · xylem · feeding · piercing · wilting · stunting · garden · nursery · ornamental
xylem
Plant water conduit
vascular · mouthparts · nutrients · extraction · transpiration · host plant · fluid · ingestion · excretion
- spittlebugsspittlebug
- Jumperskangaroo, grasshopper, flea, rabbit, hare
- fluid feedersaphid, mosquitoes, leeches, aphids, butterflies
- jumping insectsgrasshopper, cricket, flea, leafhopper, katydid