The hopping clues me in that it's the planthopper mackey77 mentioned. I have had them, they are not very damaging, though they do feed on plant juices. No need to go on a hunting expidition unless you find lots and lots of them (or they are on something really special). Plants can take some feeding damage (it's sort of like our immune system where a little challenge can bring greater overall health). Also, they (hopper larva) are pretty mobile and don't neccessarily sit in the same plant for a long time. I guess overall, not really good guy or bad guy; sort in-between guy... Cheers!

I vote for southern leopard frog. They are usually not as green down here as they are in some parts of the country. I've looked at about 600 pictures of Cuban treefrogs, and though their coloration is highly variable, I can't find a single picture with that stripe behind the eye, Evelyn. Here is a southern leopard frog for comparison. Hope this helps some. Marcia

HabBob, I don't know exactly what our bugs are, but I've got them narrowed down to Leaf Hoppers. I've only seen one at a time, and I haven't seen it do anything other than sit there. We do have many "guard" bugs floating around, hover flies, wasps, spiders, robber flies, etc... so I think nature has reached some type of balance up here, and is keeping the bad bugs to a minimum. We also have the benefit of living within 200 ft of a marsh, which would be insanely buggy if it weren't for all the birds that hang around and eat like kings. We do keep a small amount of seed in a feeder on the window to keep them close. Heh, we even have a natural perimeter of antlions around the house. So, I guess my point is nature is taking care of business for us right now, so, no, I have not seen the activity you have. We're also on opposite corners of the lower 48, so there's gonna be a difference in coloration, behavior, and available predators. I'm in a very rural area up here, lots of nature. If you live in a more suburban/urban area, you might not have a whole lot of bugs to call on to help out. One thing I've been reading is to allow a part of yard/land/lawn to go wild and bring in the good bugs and bug eaters to your property. That might not help you this year, but might be useful in the future? On a side note: I got another ID on #3, "Yes, plant bug, family Miridae, but I think it is probably a species of Necro...Nicro...Narcoleptic (no, wait, that describes me sometimes)...Ah-ha! Neurocolpus!" - E.E. I'm gonna have to do more research and maybe I'll post my leaf hopper to bugguide or feidler's bug site to get a real ID. Both sites are fantastic. - Mark

It is a Stink Bug, they are considered to be pest in the garden. I'm not sure of the damage they do to beans, but they will mark up tomatoes pretty bad. They pierce the plant and suck juices from it. I would kill it, if I were you.