Champion by Enmos
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Thanks for viewing !! :o)
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A kind of Froghopper (family: Cercopdiae).
Bodylength: 4 - 5 mm
I cant find what species exactly, probably cos its inbetween its nymph
stage and adulthood... notice the little wings on the sides. When fully
grown the wings will reach beyond its rear-end.
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An interesting fact about froghoppers (Philaenus spumarius in particular):
Froghoppers, tiny insects found in gardens and grasslands around the world,
have overtaken fleas to become nature's new high-jump champions.
The 6 mm insects, Philaenus spumarius but also known as spittle bugs, can
jump to 700 mm - exerting a force 400 times their body weight. This is
equivalent to an average-sized human leaping over a 210-metre skyscraper.
The feat far surpasses fleas, who exert 135 times, and humans, who use a
force two or three times their weight, report researchers in today's issue
of the journal, Nature.
"This little guy really can jump," said Professor Malcolm Burrows of
Britain's University of Cambridge, author of the study. "It outperforms
the previous recognised champions which have always been fleas."
Unlike frogs, kangaroos and other animals with long legs that use leverage
to lift off, froghoppers have short legs and rely on a natural catapult
mechanism. In making their prodigious leaps, the bugs accelerate at more
than 400 times the force of gravity.
"It means you have to store up force in advance of the movement ... and
then let go of it very rapidly. Then you deliver all the force you have
stored up very quickly," said Burrows.
He discovered the unique ability of froghoppers by chance. While teaching
students on a field course, he noticed the froghopper jumping and captured
the action with a high-speed video camera that takes pictures at 2,000
frames a second.
"They are the champions," he said. "The amazing thing is that they were
sitting on everyone's doorstep but no one ever measured them."
Source: ABC Online - News in Science
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Thanks for all your wonderful comments on
my last upload, "Heat Victim [might be unsettling]" !!
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Many thanks,
Jeroen
Comments (52)
WonderfulCreation
cool alienlike buggy... never seen this.
pixelatorz
that's a special guy :) excellent capture of him
erskogly
A superb shot (as usual) and an interesting piece of text to go along. An impressive jumper indeed. Excellent work!
thevolunteer
I never saw anything like this either. Great capture. Very interesting bug. Aloha
Sekadhar
Cool! I newer saw one like this...excellent shot!*****!
oscilis
Ha, ha. The description is great. This bug would make a super illustration. He looks like a mobile tank.
sharky_
First time I've seen this type of errrr bug. It is indeed a champion. Excellent information. Superb macro.......Aloha
Dianthus
Excellent macro:)
Niutek
Theshot, as usual, is fabulous, Jeroen. The bug is not.
KiwiMiss
mmm funny looking little critter. excellent macro Jeroen
Zacko
Incredible macro my friend. I gotta tell ya, it feels funny to actually go looking for bugs...and even funnier is the fact that i, for the first time in my life, get disappointed that there arent any, LOL. I think im failing your class miserably, LOL. Beautiful shot once again oh mighty mentor omine! Have a glorious day #:O)
iaacf
Your macros really are suberbe.. The details you show us are spectaculair. This photo reminds me of the insects I saw two years ago in my garden. They were red an green coloured and then I did not recognize them, but now I think it has got to be froghoppers as well.
sadlers5
hard to tell which end is up but glad he can jump and like the story !
parb1194
Fantastic macro ......great work and image.
tibet2004uk
Amazing!! Now that was a very interesting read! And what a great macro to go with it! Thx for the "nature lesson" of the day jeroen! ;)
cricounette
Superbe photo et super cours de sciences naturelles Bravo !
Digimon
Very cool! So alien like! Love a the detail!
uniquedreamer
Strange looking insect, Fantastic Macro, most interesting is the history lesson you provid with each of your images...wonderful..
Georges_H_Hoens
Looks like an alien insect. A perfect macro and, BTW, an interesting subject. Wish you a nice day Jeroen, G.
WandM
In some way he reminds me of a fish. Anyway it's a beauty!
Hesbe
toujours aussi bon!!
pm_hackworth
Excellent all around presentation!!! Bravo!!!
soulofharmony
excellent macro of this strange looking little bug... awesome work jerone and fantastic quality of p'graphy as always superbbbb:)...)))
jacro
quel insecte bizarre! photo tr intessante sur un sujet qu'on a pas l'habitude de voir,excellent sharpness and colors!
TallPockets
"I cant find what species exactly, probably cos its inbetween its nymph stage and adulthood." -- Hmmmm. A couple of women in my past said the very same thing about me? -- Championship photo, dear Enmos!! Blue Ribbon stuff!!
vlaaitje
never seen this bug before....lucky you....nice one for a wallpaper....perfect dof as well
Chaos911
wow, super fantastic shot, excellently done!!! :)
rayburg
Is he coming or going? Which end is the front? great macro =o])
RNitze
Excellent Picture!
kalle3d
A WHAT?? A "froghopper"? giggles I'm 100% sure I've never seen such a guy in my life, Enmos... what a cute and alien-like buggy... wonderful capture! :o)