How high can the spittlebug jump?
28 inches
What hyptothetical scenario is the author asking you to envision?
Animals and insects can  enter a contest.next to human and they may be better at it
Which person is the best long-jumper?
Mike Powell
What is the distance that he jumped?
30 feet,
And which person is the best high-jumper?
Javier Sotomayor
And what was his best high-jump?
8 feet high
Is that better than the high-jump of the bug?
Not if you take into account the size of the bug
Were there similar results with the frog's long-jump?
yes
How far was that long-jump?
21 feet.
And when did it happen?
1986