'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'

I imagine little kids inside bubble clusters like these, blowing into beakers of water with straws and getting rather more than they bargained for.  In reality, a froghopper or leafhopper nymph is busy sucking up sap and making a bubbly froth with the excess, in order to protect itself from predators, extreme temperature and dehydration.

I really wanted to get a shot of a nymph too, but after a lengthy search, I concluded that they must have all been busy blowing bubbles.  However, that evening, as I cleared up in the kitchen, I found one struggling to right itself on the table.  It must have hitched a ride home on my clothes.  Here it is, on the left, making some new friends.

Interesting fact:   Nymphs can jump 100 times their length, while some species of adult froghopper can jump up to 70cm vertically - which is higher than a flea can jump despite being lighter.  Impressive.