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Small blue collembolans found in great numbers
Minute grey pudgy hexapod with tiny antennae. It is suggested they are ...
Collembola feeding on plasmodia of the ...
Springtails are fascinating little creatures that used to be considered insects ...
This little blue-black podgy creature is the larva of a springtail. It was ...
Up until recently I had no idea what these where, but then I saw something ...
These tiny lavendar-colored bugs hatched and massed on my porch today. I think ...
Small, black, velvety collembolan with a segmented body and short antennae. It ...
When myxogastria appear springtails will also be on the scene and usually ...
Approx. 10mm long. grey with rubbery orange spines.
They move slowly but ...
Wingless, cylindrical white body with black marks, pale red antennae, blacks ...
Averaging 5-6mm, these creatures are in limbo regarding their classification. ...
Springtail (Collembola) of the Entomobrya ...
There were dozens of these snow fleas on the ski trail. These are the best ...
Tiny lavendar arthropods with ridges and six legs. They move very quickly when ...
Here is a group of tiny springtails (+/- 2 mm) floating on the surface of a ...
These are to be found on almost any type of fungi. Tiny soft bodied hexapods ...
About 1.5mm long. Springtails are decomposers, feeding on decaying organic ...
Asian Long Legged Fly - Genus: Condylostylus, Family: Dolichopodidae. ...
The Entomobryomorpha are one of the three main groups (order) of springtails ...
Not your usual type of rodent! These glacier balls of moss, commonly known as ...
The long-legged flies, make up a large family of true flies with more than ...