Given enough time, jumping beans will always find their way out of the sun. Jumping beans, which are really seed pods with twitchy moth larvae inside, hop around in a way that — if they live long ...

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One of the few markets where a speculator can still make a killing with a small capital outlay is soybean futures—and last week even amateurs were cleaning up. An electrician walked into Bache & Co.’s ...

I love Mexican jumping beans. They’re a bit cruel—capturing a growing larva and making it dance could be bad for your karma—but they’re so cool. What is not so cool is the freakish face on this ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- What makes Mexican jumping beans jump? New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that Mexican jumping bean larvae respond to different colors of ...

Mexican jumping beans have been a curiosity for many an inquisitive child, and yes, they really do “jump,” thanks to the presence of tiny moth larvae inside the seed pods. According to a recent paper ...