Closeup/dissecting scope image of a globular springtail (Order: Symphypleona) Springtails (Class: Collembola) are peculiar, but generally harmless creatures that people may recognize by another common name–Snowfleas or ‘snow fleas’–used to describe some dark-colored and jumping species, such as Hypogastrura nivicola.  Snowfleas are easy to see when they end up in large