For snow fleas during much of the year it's a relatively uneventful scene down at ground level. Like other springtails, snow fleas spend most of their time feeding on soil bacteria, fungi, algae, ...

Snow fleas are taking over Vermont. At least it feels that way when the bugs congregate in the white powder. A Facebook user in the "I grew up in Vermont!" group posted a less-than-15 second clip of ...

While they may look like fleas, they aren't considered insects at all. The technical term for these critters is springtails because of their tail-like feature that helps them hop from snow pile to ...

Have you seen tiny black bugs in groups in the snow recently? Sunny, warm, days during winter and melting snow are the perfect conditions to see them. According to entomologists with Penn State ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - If you’ve noticed little black specks in snowbanks lately, you might have seen snow fleas. They’re a specific type of Springtail and unlike many other bugs, they’re able to ...

Despite its look and name, the snow flea isn't an actual flea or insect. And it isn't interested in drawing blood from humans or pets, so it poses no harm. That's according to Marjolaine Giroux, an ...

This winter, Michiganders have spotted tiny pests in the snow that have adapted to survive the cold by synthetizing an antifreeze-like protein scientists hope could be a key to developing better organ ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After the winter storm last week, you may have noticed what look like clumps of dirt on top of the snow. But if you look closer, that dirt may actually be bugs. Snow fleas show ...

Even if the snow drought of January and February continues into March, and even if the month will be milder than the cool days of February, March will continue to be coated by our persistent snow ...

The black specks on white snow in Yellowstone National Park are not what they seem and are instead living creatures. Photo from Yellowstone National Park Black specks on white snow in Yellowstone ...

Snow Fleas. According to the Farmers’ Almanac, snow fleas make their homes in snow banks and in the snow at the base of tree trunks. They jump like fleas, but instead of using their hind legs like ...