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Treehoppers are insects that live on trees and are good at jumping. They are also known for the incredibly weird shapes that come out of their backs that make them look like everything from tree thorns to tiny helicopters. Some of these adaptations might be for a very special kind of almost-metaphysical sensory perception.

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