Bubble beetles are the most agile jumping insects. They feed on plants. Female bubble beetles typically lay their eggs on plant stems and protect their offspring with a foamy substance they secrete. These insects rarely fly, usually hopping between plants.
From the science education we received as children and what we know now, fleas are considered the highest jumpers, and scientists have long believed that fleas can jump with a force 136 times their own body weight, making them the strongest high jumpers. However, Dr. Malcolm Barros of Cambridge University in the UK discovered that the bubble-blowing worm, also known as the frog-jumping worm, has a jumping force of 414 times its own body weight. This force can propel this tiny insect to a height of approximately 68.6 centimeters.
Adult frogs leap from one plant to another; some species can jump vertically up to 70 centimeters. The oldest jumping crickets, known from the Early Jurassic period, would blow bubbles on plants to protect their nymphs. If humans had this ability, what would be the point of cars? Basketball games would probably be canceled.
