Leafhopper bug pees 300 times its body weight every day through "anal catapult"

Via NewScientist:

Tiny sharpshooter insects produce so much urine that they catapult it out of their bodies in energy-efficient, high-speed droplets instead of streaming it out.

These insects feed on small amounts of nutrients in large volumes of water, forcing them to eliminate up to 300 times their body weight in liquid waste each day. — Read the rest