What a difference a real macro lens can make! A year ago I photographed snow fleas. My former graduate adviser recently asked me for some good snow flea photos and now that I have my fancy Nikon and lenses I decided to take the challenge.

They are a dark blue color, and the flash really makes a difference in the color projected in the photos. They are a tiny springtail (1-2mm) that can often be found in the snow. They have an organ called a furcula that “springs” or catapults them in the air…which obviously adds some difficulty in trying to get close to them for a photograph. You can really see the furcula well in the second photo, its the structure sticking up near the posterior end.

For more information on snow fleas see this wikipedia page.

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