Caught in the act
A 2013 PLOS ONE study revealed the oldest example of insect sex ever discovered. The fossil dates to the mid-Jurassic Period, about 165 million years ago.
Indiscrete
The two love bugs were caught indiscretely, with the sex organ of the male clearly inserted into the female's bursa copulatrix.
Spider attack
Examples of fossilized insect sex are quite rare, with only about 40 specimens found around the world. Most are trapped in amber, like this spider attack.
Few changes
Modern froghopper genitalia doesn't look too different from that of the ancient love bugs.
Face-to-face
Sex hasn't changed much in the intervening years either. Modern froghoppers also like to mate face-to-face when clutching a small twig or shoot.
Side by Side
Modern froghoppers may also mate side by side if they are on a leaf or a tree trunk.