Tiny grey bugs on walk in muggy july connecticut. are they collembola?

Question

looks like grey dark paint. how do i get rid of them?

Answer 1

yes..... just leave them alone cause they are on  the endangered species list.

Answer 2

good advice except they are not endangered everywhere. and also there appear to be many kinds. also one kind may be very bad:

http://www.safesolutionsinc.com/morgello...

images of collembolla:

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...

info on them:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=collemb...

how to control them:

http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oG...

bug identification sites:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=bug+ide...