* Correction, 15 March: The green leafhopper accelerated at a near constant rate of 152 meters per second squared, not 152 meters per second as originally reported. (sciencemag.org)
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT Insects called leafhoppers (Alnetoidia alneti shown) produce microscopic, antireflective spheres that the bugs rub onto their eggs to camouflage them. (sciencenews.org)
The bacteria grows in the gut of certain species of leafhoppers known as sharpshooters — small, winged insects that feed on plant sap. (genomenewsnetwork.org)