Red-and-black froghopper
The red-and-black froghopper is a shiny black bug with bright red patches on its back. It is a champion jumper with super strong back legs. Its bright colours tell birds that it tastes nasty.
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Fun facts
It can jump up to 70 centimetres, which is many times its own length.
It stretches its back legs for a jump in less than a thousandth of a second.
Its babies live underground on plant roots, hidden inside a nest of foam that keeps them wet and safe.
Grown-ups can be seen from April to August.
Most asked questions about Red-and-black froghopper
?How far can a froghopper jump?
The red-and-black froghopper can jump up to 70 centimetres.
?Is the red-and-black froghopper harmful?
No. It is harmless to people and only sucks plant juice.
?Why is it red and black?
The bright colours warn birds that it tastes bad.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Cercopis vulnerata
- Group
- True bugs and cicadas
- Family
- Cercopidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Hemiptera > Cercopidae
- Lives on
- Europe
- Also known as
- Black-and-red froghopper
Where the facts come from
- Cercopis vulnerata (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Hectonichus. CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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