Springtail - Hypogastrura nivicola

The lighting made this springtail look black, but it was really just dark blue.

Springtails get their name from a special appendage on their abdomens. This appendage, called the furcula enables springtails to jump through the air nearly 100 times the length of their own bodies. They mate during spring and can lay hundreds of eggs. Since they are immune to the cold, they are often seen in late winter/early spring once the snow begins to melt.

Habitat: I saw tons of springtails perusing trees on a warm winter day in a wetland