More than 400 million years ago, an insect-like animal called the springtail developed a small protein that prevents its cells from freezing.

Springtails are tiny, six-legged relatives of insects that catapult their way out of trouble using an appendage that folds under their abdomen like a jackknife blade.

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In a remarkable close-up, Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas from Germany captures a springtail insect beside the fruiting bodies of slime mould.

Springtails are tiny bugs that almost look like fleas, Tahija said. He said if you sit outside near grass, you’ll see them walk around — but they often move indoors.

Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, 17, won the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award with Life Under Dead Wood, a portrait of a tiny springtail insect and the equally tiny fruiting body of a slime mould.

DECAPODA (crayfish, shrimp, freshwater prawns) -- UNIRAMIA (peripatus, centipedes, millipedes, springtails, insects and related groups) -- ONYCHOPHORA (peripatus, velvet worms) -- CHILOPODA ...

Springtails The nearly invisible jumping springtails don’t sting or bite but they do cause trouble for house plants, according to Direct Hit Pest Control. The slender, elongated insects jump ...

Springtails are tiny bugs that almost look like fleas, Tahija said. He said if you sit outside near grass, you’ll see them walk around — but they often move indoors.