The Reason Mexican Jumping Beans Jump
by Glen Tickle from Laughing Squid on (#1RRCD)
Simon Whistler explained why Mexican jumping beans jump in an episode of his incredibly interesting and informative web series Today I Found Out.
Not actually a bean at all (beans being seeds from the family Fabaceae, also known as Leguminosae), the Mexican Jumping Bean is the seed pod of a shrub called Sebastiania pavoniana that has been implanted with larva from the Laspeyresia saltitans (also called Cydia deshaisiana) moth.
Follow Laughing Squid on Facebook and Twitter
Host your WordPress blog with Laughing Squid Hosting
Related Laughing Squid Posts