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  • February
  • Activities, Insects, Intermediate Years Quick Activities, Middle Years Quick Activities, Senior Years Quick Activities, Winter

Materials Needed

  • Magnifiers
Snow Flea Video Link

Size of Group

any

Age Range

8-18

How to:

At this time of year, you may be able to find tiny, black specks on top of the snow. If they are jumping, they may be snow fleas (which are not actually fleas at all, but are “springtails”). Here is a short video about these amazing creatures. On a day when the sun is shining, and it’s above freezing, try looking for them in footprints on the snow.