If you thought that we know everything about how the flea jumps, think again. In 1967, Henry Bennet-Clark discovered that fleas store the energy needed to catapult themselves into the air in an ...

Michigan's wet, cold weather is revealing springtails, ancient arthropods typically found on snow piles during the winter. The tiny "bugs" are known for their haphazard jumping, which has earned them ...

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They’re tiny. They get lots of air while jumping. They come in such large numbers that they may even make snow appear black. But experts say snow fleas emerging during winter months have one goal, and ...

Connecticut residents may notice tiny, jumping black bugs on piles of snow around the state after Sunday's snowfall. These tiny black bugs are springtails, known colloquially as snow fleas and ...