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The Mexican jumping bean (Laspeyresia Saltitans) comes from the mountains in the states of Sonora, Sinaloa, and Chihuahua. Alamos, Sonora, styles itself the “Jumping Bean Capital of the World,” where the host tree, Sebastiana pavoniana, grows. During the spring, moths emerge from last year’s beans and deposit their eggs on the flower of this tree.
The beans “jump” because the larva inside moves to try to take its host bean out of heat or light.
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