These ancient arthropods are commonly found in snow at this time of year. Here's what gave them the nickname "snow flea." ...

These tiny bouncing specks you see hopping across the snow are springtails, ancient little arthropods that have been around ...

While technically called springtails, snow fleas ( Hypogastruna nivicola) are a springtail species active during winter. Snow ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said that snow fleas, or springtails, aren't here to wreck havoc. See what they do.