Glacier flea
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glacier-flea-276-4568333
title:
Glacier flea
text:
The glacier flea is a species of springtail. D. saltans is the common glacier flea, but there are several springtail species that are also called glacier fleas, and which catch the attention on snow surfaces due to their dark body colouring, their hopping motion and the fact that they often gather in large groups. These include, for example, Desoria nivalis or Vertagopus alpinus. D. saltans is 1.5 – 2.5 millimetres long and lives on the glaciers and snowfields of the Alps, where it feeds on subs
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Species of springtail
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_flea
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date modified:
2023-05-03T18:20:26Z
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