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jump·ing plan·t louse
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jumping plant louse, psylla, psyllidnoun
small active cicada-like insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; feeds on plant juices
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jumping plant louse
A jumping plant louse is a type of small insect that belongs to the family Psyllidae. These insects have the ability to 'jump' by flicking their hind legs against a surface. They are plant feeders, sucking sap from a wide range of plant species, and can act as vectors for plant diseases. They resemble miniature cicadas and are also known as psyllids.
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Jumping plant louse
Psyllids or jumping plant lice are small plant-feeding insects that tend to be very host specific, i.e. they only feed on one plant species or feed on a few related plants. Together with aphids, phylloxerans, scale insects and whiteflies they form the group called Sternorrhyncha, which is considered to be the most "primitive" group within the true bugs. They have traditionally been considered a single family, Psyllidae, but recent classifications divide the group into a total of seven families; the present restricted definition still includes more than 70 genera in the Psyllidae. Psyllid fossils have been found from the early Permian before the flowering plants evolved. The explosive diversification of the flowering plants in the Cretaceous was paralleled by a massive diversification of associated insects, and many of the morphological and metabolic characters that the flowering plants exhibit may have evolved as defenses against herbivorous insects. Several genera of psyllids, especially among the Australian fauna, secrete coverings called "lerps" over their bodies, presumably to conceal them from predators and parasites.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of jumping plant louse in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of jumping plant louse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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