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Help! I can't identify this bug found in home.

We have found three of the same bugs in the house today, and we are having trouble identifying them.
They have six legs, antenne, and jump. They are too big to be fleas. They do not have wings. There bodies are black. They don't have prongs on their back. Help?
Contributed by JenniferBuggy on 18 August, 2010 - 2:41pm

Nope.
No, it's deffinately not that. It has a defined head and abdomen, but not extra definitions.
… JenniferBuggy, 18 August, 2010 - 9:15pm

 
Unfortunately, a picture is t
Unfortunately, a picture is the best way we can identify this creature for you.
… Cassie Novak, 18 August, 2010 - 9:17pm

How about a big springtail?
Some of those get big (unfortunately we don't know which ones) and they can certainly jump! They are not called Springtails for nothing
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2010 - 9:04pm

Nope.
No, it's none of those. It's abdomen is rounded at the end, without any kind of prong or extended part.
… JenniferBuggy, 18 August, 2010 - 5:42pm

Hm...
The ones that I can think of are either Silverfish, Bristletails or Field Crickets. Try them in the search and see what you think.
… Cassie Novak, 18 August, 2010 - 5:27pm

Size and Location
It's about 10 mm, I'd say, and we live in Washington state.
… JenniferBuggy, 18 August, 2010 - 5:25pm

How big would you say they are?
3mm? 10mm?
and where do you live?
… john and jane balaban, 18 August, 2010 - 3:44pm

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