Treehoppers, small plant-eating insects from the Membracidae family, are gaining interest among scientists due to their unique vocalisations and extremely weird-looking bodies. The insects live in ...

Buffalo Treehopper blends into his surroundings, with his bright green coloring and triangle shape they appear to be a leaf or a thorn at first sight© J.J. Gouin/Shutterstock.com Many fascinating ...

From the ultra-high frequency hearing of the Greater Wax Moth to the polarized light-detecting eyes of mantis shrimp, evolution by natural selection has produced a spectacular array of sensory ...

A group of treehoppers sit on a plant stem in University of Missouri Professor Rex Cocroft's lab. Humans can't hear the vibrations these insects use to communicate with, but Cocroft has been able to ...

A team of researchers studied the effects of heat on the survival and reproduction of Missouri treehoppers. "This is more of a story of resilience," says a St. Louis University biology professor. An ...

Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their predators and friendly insects. Alchisme grossa (Hemiptera: ...

Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes? That is the hypothesis put forward in a new research paper published in ...

While you read these words, countless treehopper insects on a branch somewhere in the Panamanian rainforest are listening to one another. They can’t hear us, and — normally — we can’t hear them. We ...

Evidence suggests at least one group of insects, the tiny treehopper, communicates using sound vibrations. Researcher Rex Cocroft has scoured a... Societies of Sound in the Forest Societies of Sound ...

The natural world is filled with creatures so bizarre that they often look more extraterrestrial than earthly. Among them, ...

Could detecting static electricity be a factor in explaining why treehopper insects have evolved such bizarre body shapes? That is the hypothesis put forward in a new research paper published in PNAS ...