These tiny creatures are attracted to moisture.

It’s not just panic and chance. Some of nature’s extreme self-launchers, the springtails, turn out to be much more acrobatic than scientists thought. Springtails, poppy seed–sized cousins of insects, ...

A previously unknown genus of tiny insect-like springtails has been discovered in China, revealing hidden biodiversity ...

Spring is fast approaching, and as the weather warms, snow and ice are beginning to melt. These new patches of water draw one of the very smallest of creatures: springtails. Springtails, also known as ...

Step right up to see tiny springtails spin through the air with the greatest of ease! Step right up to see tiny springtails spin through the air with the greatest of ease! In ponds and streams, they ...

A cloud of them hovers over the fruit bowl. Some alight in the tiny puddles left by a pepper decomposing in a box. The lushes among them home in on the wine glasses. Who are these numerous and ...

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Springtails are those small hexapod invertebrates that are known to spring at the hint of foreign movement, thus acquiring their unique name. Though they form an active part of the soil food web by ...

These small studs, arranged in grids and honeycombs, look completely unnatural. If the image was life-sized, you might think that they’re part of a bizarre children’s toy. If they had been ...

Springtails are about the size of a pinhead, but they can control their jumps like seasoned acrobats. By Oliver Whang Among the wonders of the natural world that few people have ever noticed: a ...

Springtails are harmless, but addressing them helps maintain a clean, comfortable, and pest-free home. Springtails thrive in moist areas, so fixing leaks, reducing humidity, and drying damp spaces are ...

Step right up to see tiny springtails spin through the air with the greatest of ease! In ponds and streams, they skyrocket out of the reach of hungry insects like water striders by slapping a ...