Hair tailed snow jumper.

By Chris McClelland; posted September 8, 2008

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Here is another interesting insect I had hold still long enough to photograph. Not sure what it is but the little "bugger" can sure jump a long way! I call it a hair tailed snow jumper just because of of the telltale characteristics, true whiteness and it's leaping ability. This tiny insect is a bit bigger than a pinhead and jumped about 3 inches. If you put that into perspective, size VS jumping length, it would be like if a person could jump over a football field.

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