froghopper

/frog-hop-er, frawg-/US // ˈfrɒgˌhɒp ər, ˈfrɔg- //UK // (ˈfrɒɡˌhɒpə) //

蛙人,嬉皮士,愣头青,蛙蛙

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cercopidae, which in the immature stages live in a spittlelike secretion on plants.

By placing feeding froghoppers in chambers that measure expelled carbon dioxide, the researchers could calculate the insects’ metabolic rate.
Philaenus spumarius froghoppers pierce plants with their mouthparts to feed solely on xylem sap, a fluid made mostly of water that moves through plants’ internal plumbing.