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What kind of bug is this?

We are in west-central Illinois. We currently see these bugs on our porch and in window sills. They seem to crawl, but I think I've seen them jump or something from time to time. I do always see them crawling though.

I guess we were afraid they were termites or something since they seem to be attracted to wood, but I thought termites were bigger than that. Any idea what they are? And yes, I do realize that is a Canadian dime in the picture for reference... that just happened to be in the change I grabbed.

Thank you for your time.





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Contributed by gefflong on 1 May, 2010 - 5:44pm

They appear to be springtails
They appear to be springtails of some kind. Try posting this on the ID Request to get better results.
… Cassie Novak, 3 May, 2010 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you.
Thank you so much!

Geff
… gefflong, 3 May, 2010 - 12:16pm login or register to post comments

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