"We filmed the grasshoppers, as they swam in the water tank or jumped out of it, using two high-speed cameras," said Gorb. A total of 48 attempts to jump and 54 attempts to swim by the animals ...

If that doesn't seem intuitive, Professor Sutton says to imagine a grasshopper jumping. 'One grasshopper can jump about a metre high,' says Professor Sutton. 'Two grasshoppers holding hands ...

ANDY TORBET:'My Beyond Bionic challenge 'is to match the grasshopper's jumping ability.' ANDY TORBET:Grass ANDY TORBET:So if I'm to stand any chance of beating a grasshopper size for size ...