Mexican jumping bean

Jumping beans, each about 7 to 10 mm
The "trap door" of the jumping bean on the left has been removed, and the one on the right remains attached, next to two moth larvae and their pupal casings.

Mexican jumping beans (Spanish: frijoles saltarines) are seed pods that have been inhabited by the larva of a small moth (Cydia saltitans) and are native to Mexico. The pod is usually tan to brown. They are from the shrub Sebastiania pavoniana, often also referred to as "jumping bean". However, they are not related to actual beans (legume plants), but rather to spurges. The beans are considered non-toxic but are not generally eaten.[1] In the spring, when the shrub is flowering, moths lay their eggs on the shrub's hanging seedpods. When the eggs hatch, tiny larvae bore into the immature green pods and begin to devour the seeds. The pods ripen, fall to the ground and separate into three smaller segments, and those segments are called Mexican jumping beans. As the tiny larvae inside curl up and uncurl, they hit the capsule's wall, and the bean appears to jump. They move more as temperatures rise. The larva eats away the inside of the bean (until it becomes hollow) and attaches itself to the inside of the bean with silk-like thread.

Mexican jumping beans

Physicists at Seattle University theorize, using Brownian motion as a model, that the larva's random walk helps to find shade to survive on hot days. Although it does not optimize for finding shade quickly, the strategy minimizes the chances of never finding shade when shade is sparse.[2]

The larva may live for months inside the bean with varying periods of dormancy. If the larva has adequate conditions of moisture and temperature, it will live long enough to go into a pupal stage. In the spring, the moth forces itself out of the bean through a round "trap door", leaving behind the pupal casing. After its metamorphosis, the small, silver and gray-colored moth lives for no more than a few days.[3]

Novelty

When the bean is warmed (by being held in the palm of the hand, for example) the larva will move to eat, pulling on the threads and causing the characteristic hop.[4] Leaving the beans in a hot environment can kill the larva.

Sources

The Mexican jumping bean comes from the mountains in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, and Chihuahua. Álamos, Sonora, calls itself the "Jumping Bean Capital of the World". They are in an area approximately 50 by 160 km (30 by 100 miles) where the Sebastiania pavoniana host tree grows. During the spring, moths emerge from last year's beans and deposit their eggs on the flower of the host tree.

See also

References

  1. ^ Marisa Demarco (27 September 2007). "The King and Queen of Hopping Seeds". alibi.
  2. ^ Ouellette, Jennifer (2023-02-09). "Study: Mexican jumping beans use random walk strategy to find shade". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  3. ^ "What makes Mexican jumping beans jump? | Earth | EarthSky". 29 October 2009.
  4. ^ "How do Mexican jumping beans work?". HowStuffWorks. April 2000. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

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