The fascinating and highly efficient jumping mechanism in flea beetles is described in a new research article in the open-access journal Zookeys. Despite having been known since 1929, the explosive jump—which is also the reason behind the colloquial name of this group of leaf beetles—has so far not been fully understood.
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Source: Phys.org