Jumping beans, which are really seed pods with twitchy moth larvae inside, hop around in a way that — if they live long enough — is guaranteed to eventually land them in the shade, ...

"Rather, Mexican jumping beans use a strategy that minimizes the chances of never finding shade when shade is sparse." DOI: Physical Review E, 2023. 10.1103/PhysRevE.107.014609 ( About DOIs ).

Mexican jumping beans are sold as toys, something you might buy on vacation at the boardwalk, but they're actually seeds infected with the larvae of little white moths.

Mexican jumping beans are sold as toys, something you might buy on vacation at the boardwalk, but they're actually seeds infected with the larvae of little white moths.

THE curious movements of jumping beans have lately attracted some attention, though to style the spasmodic jerks of the beans jumps is to court disappointment. Some “jumping cocoons ...

DIY Easter jumping beans Turn your Easter egg wrapper into a colourful critter that jitters like a Mexican jumping bean. Ordinary aluminium foil works too, but will morph into something more Ziggy ...

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