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sl8

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5. I've known about snow fleas and I've known about springtails,

Reply to Woodwizard (Reply #4)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 05:10 PM

Aug 2024

but I didn't realize until today that they were the same thing.

It's interesting seeing them when you're out for a walk in the snow. They seem incongruous. And hardy.

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This Tiny Backyard Bug Does the Fastest Backflips on Earth [View all] sl8 Aug 2024 OP

Interesting.................... Lovie777 Aug 2024 #1

Worth the watch. harumph Aug 2024 #2

Interesting, but SCantiGOP Aug 2024 #3

I see them on the snow in the winter on sunny days. Woodwizard Aug 2024 #4

I've known about snow fleas and I've known about springtails, sl8 Aug 2024 #5