Meet the froghopper: a tiny insect that builds a bubble fortress out of sap, pee and air to protect itself from predators. Fully grown, it’s one of the best jumpers on Earth, leaping to heights nearly 100 times its body length.
This is Episode 6 of Stranger Creatures, a series where biologist Romi Castagnino ventures into the Amazon Rainforest to uncover nature’s strangest survivors. From frogs with see-through skin to mind-controlling fungi, she explores the bizarre adaptations and mind-bending survival tricks that make the Amazon’s wildlife — weird or familiar — truly extraordinary.
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