Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing | Deep Look

Sharpshooters survive by guzzling a lot of plant sap. But drinking all of that liquid nutrition presents a problem for these tiny insects: How do they move it all out? Easy. They’ve perfected a super-propulsive urination technique using a special catapult in their butt.

The sharpshooter gets all its nutrition from the thin, watery liquid inside a plant, called xylem sap, which it sucks out with this tube-shaped stylet. That sap has so little nutrition that sharpshooters need to guzzle nonstop. Taking all that liquid in presents a problem – how to move it out. The sharpshooter has evolved the perfect tool for the job: an anal stylus — or butt flicker. Here’s something incredible: Each drop of pee actually travels faster than the speed at which the butt flicker launched it. Learn about this incredible creature’s super-propulsive pee in this video!
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2 thoughts on “Sharpshooter Insects are Real Wizzes at Whizzing | Deep Look”

    1. Hi Ali. Here we have frogs that stick to buildings over doors and such places that people will walk under. They pee when startled or going to jump. Which means you learn to look for them before opening the door or walking through, if you don’t want to … get wet. 😋😛😁😀😄 Hugs. Scottie

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