New Frog-Like Insects Leap Into the Science Books

Never-before-seen insect that looks like a frog discovered. See pics

The unusual leafhoppers, belonging to the genus Batracomorphus, stand out for their vivid green color, bulging eyes, and powerful hind legs that fold against their bodies like those of frogs.

Seven new frog-like insect species unearthed in Ugandan rainforest

Genitals under the microscope: seven new species of frog-like insect discovered

The leafhoppers were discovered during fieldwork in Uganda.

How examination of animal genitals helped scientists discover seven new species

These previously unknown species were found during fieldwork in a Ugandan rainforest

New frog-like insects leap into the science books

Seven new species of a distinctive frog-like insect have been discovered by a scientist from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England.

A jumping conclusion: Fossil insect ID'd as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper

A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus and species of froghopper, known today as an insect with prodigious leaping ability in adulthood following a nymphal stage spent covered in a frothy fluid.