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Spittlebugs are in a class of insects called froghoppers.
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
An insect known as the froghopper can leap more than 100 times its body length despite short legs.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2018
There were 24-percent fewer grasshoppers in compressor plots, 52-percent fewer froghoppers, and a whopping 95-percent fewer cave, camel, and spider crickets.
—Veronique Greenwood, The Atlantic, 2 June 2017
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John Kelly, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
An insect known as the froghopper can leap more than 100 times its body length despite short legs.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 Apr. 2018
There were 24-percent fewer grasshoppers in compressor plots, 52-percent fewer froghoppers, and a whopping 95-percent fewer cave, camel, and spider crickets.
—Veronique Greenwood, The Atlantic, 2 June 2017
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“Froghopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/froghopper. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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