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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now that most of us have had snow on the ground for most of the winter, some people have spotted a somewhat unusual and unique insect called a snow flea. Snow flea is the common name for a type of ...

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 ...

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. (WOOD) — One of the first signs of early spring in cold climates is the appearance of “snow fleas.” The tiny bugs appear clinging to the top of the snowpack. Also known as ...

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 ...