Jenn mentioned snow fleas on her blog recently and I had never heard of them before. They are also known as springtails. 'In winter, snow fleas emerge on sunny days and gather in large numbers
around bases of trees where snow has melted. Because of their small
size, they look like flecks of pepper or ashes on the surface of the
snow. Snow fleas feed on decaying plant matter.' I have likely seen them and thought they were flecks of dirt on the snow.
Here is a video I found if you are curious to see them.
Here is a video I found if you are curious to see them.
13 comments:
How about that. I'd not heard of them. Neato.
You learn something new every day. Thanks for that trivia.
Those snow fleas are wonderful, I've never seen them before - thanks for sharing, hugs, Valerie
can´t remember seeing them in Sweden. And now there are no snow to watch. :(
wow, I'd never heard of them either! Fascinating!
Well, we definitely don't have snow fleas in Hawaii. Lol.
I have never heard of these, interesting!!
Hugs and Happy New year, G
Holy cow. I never knew this. Incredible!
I'd never heard of them before. Thanks for expanding my knowledge!
They are a hoot, aren't they? I have a video, too. They don't usually come out until spring, but it was warm!
Goodness, I'd not heard of these.
Many thanks for providing the links, I found them interesting.
All the best Jan
I don't think I'll find many near me given how little snow I get but that's a very interesting find. I doubt I would have even knew they existed.
First I've heard of them too
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