Male Snow Flea on a dead leaf among moss on a tree stump. A tiny insect related to scorpionflies rather than fleas, with a downward-pointing beak like scorpionflies, but with short spine-like modified wings.

Another male Snow Flea in side view.

Dorsal view of a male Snow Flea.

Chuffed to bits to see Snow Fleas (Boreus hyemalis) today at Felbrigg. Huge thanks to @vannabartlett.bsky.social for finding them previously and providing directions and to @caryocatactes.bsky.social for spotting them first today - I hadn’t appreciated how tiny they would be! #UKInverts #SnowFlea

A close-up macro photograph of the rear end of a snow flea, a black insect with long antennae and 6 legs, crawling over the top of melted ice. The snow flea has a segmented body with a slightly iridescent exoskeleton.

A close-up macro photograph of a snow flea, dark-colored insect with long antennae and 6 legs, crawling on a surface of snow. The snow flea has a segmented body with a slightly iridescent exoskeleton.

snow flea (Boreus hyemalis)...

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snow flea and me...

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