In Bashkiria precipitation from snow fleas

In the village Mendak Uchalinsky district of Bashkortostan together with the fallen snow on the ground turned out to be swarms of tiny insects, called snow fleas. One of the locals recorded the consequences of the "galopade" in the video.

In the first frame, you notice that the white snow covered with black dots. Then the author of the video takes a handful of snow and puts a magnifying glass, showing that it is not dust or debris, and crawling insects.

Experts suggest that this kind of springtails, or spring tails (lat. Collembola), also known as snow fleas (lat. Hypogastrura nivicola). These insects are resistant to the frosty weather, with the beginning of the thaw they Wake up and go in search of food. To humans and animals snow fleas are not a danger to anyone.

For some reason, the insects fell from the sky along with precipitation, is unknown.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»