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Acanthanura sp.
This little blue-black podgy creature is the larva of a springtail. It was about 1 cm in length and extremely active around mould covered mushrooms (probably mycena). The body showed soft spiny outgrowths which were red. The larvae had soft segmented antennae.
Spotted on fungi on a gum tree.
Seems to be restricted to the Southeastern parts of Australia
They are cute and the largest of springtail larvae. It is stated that they live on fungal hyphae, spores and slime mold. I am not able to find much else on this species.
Order: Collembola
Spotted on May 26, 2017
Submitted on May 27, 2017
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