Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A springtail bug close up Springtail bugs are some of the most irritating bugs to try and get rid of as they jump and dash when we ...

There’s something about zooming in on the life of bugs that’s so otherworldly. The springtail bug, for example, is a six-millimeter-long aquatic insect that’s able to blast itself off surface water; ...

Move over, Sonic. There's a new spin-jumping champion in town -- the globular springtail (Dicyrtomina minuta). This diminutive hexapod backflips into the air, spinning to over 60 times its body height ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s something about zooming in on the life of bugs that’s so otherworldly. The springtail bug, for example, is a ...

Scientists have long assumed that springtails—teeny-tiny insect-like creatures found all over the world—fling themselves into the air at random to flee predators and other dangers. To the naked eye, ...

Move over, Sonic. There’s a new spin-jumping champion in town – the globular springtail (Dicyrtomina minuta). This diminutive hexapod backflips into the air, spinning to over 60 times its body height ...

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This month, researchers in Japan have announced the discovery of four new species of springtails, insect-like bugs that jump away from danger with their tails. Reading time 2 minutes Scientists in ...

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