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Springtail

by 21iwynterBaltimore, Maryland, USA

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Springtail

by Stian WaalerOslo, Oslo, Norway

Strange bugs on water

1 0 Orchesella cincta

Orchesella cincta

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Berlin, Germany

Springtail

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Spotting

by MachiAlaska, USA

Springtail/Collembola. Family Neanuridae

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Springtails

by devriesericwHamburg Township, Michigan, USA

Small blue collembolans found in great numbers

0 0 Globular Springtail

Globular Springtail

by MachiKodiak, Alaska, USA

Ptenothrix sp. 3 at collembola.org

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Springtails

by martinl3111, Victoria, Australia

Minute grey pudgy hexapod with tiny antennae. It is suggested they are ...

12 20 Pseudachorutes palmiensis

Pseudachorutes palmiensis

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Collembola feeding on plasmodia of the ...

0 1 Globular Springtail

Globular Springtail

by KeithRoragenOmaha, Nebraska, USA

Less than 1mm in size

3 0 Unknown Springtails

Unknown Springtails

by flowntheloopAlabama, USA

I'm no expert on Collembola, so any help ...

2 2 springtail (snow flea)

springtail (snow flea)

by textlessNew Mexico, USA

Springtails are fascinating little creatures that used to be considered insects ...

2 0 Springtail Larva

Springtail Larva

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

This little blue-black podgy creature is the larva of a springtail. It was ...

3 3 Globular Springtail

Globular Springtail

by KeithRoragenOmaha, Nebraska, USA

Less than 1mm in size

2 4 Jelly fungus

Jelly fungus

by martinlVictoria, Australia

(collembola?). It apppears to grow with a ...

0 0 Springtails

Springtails

by Agustín AmenabarLo Barnechea, XIII Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Up until recently I had no idea what these where, but then I saw something ...

1 2 Springtails

Springtails

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

These tiny lavendar-colored bugs hatched and massed on my porch today. I think ...

1 1 fungus

fungus

by MartinLMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

A brown gilled fungus with a jagged edge of the cap. The gills are covered ...

0 0 Springtail

Springtail

by MachiFlorida, USA

Seen crawling on a sweetgum seed pod.

0 0 Seashore Springtail

Seashore Springtail

by MachiFlorida, USA

Small, black, velvety collembolan with a segmented body and short antennae. It ...

0 0 Springtails (Collembola)

Springtails (Collembola)

by Marta RubioTexeiraVlaanderen, Belgium

About 2 mm in size. Springtails (

6 0 Springtail on slime mold

Springtail on slime mold

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

When myxogastria appear springtails will also be on the scene and usually ...

12 7 Giant springtail larva

Giant springtail larva

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Approx. 10mm long. grey with rubbery orange spines.
They move slowly but ...

0 0 Springtail

Springtail

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Wingless, cylindrical white body with black marks, pale red antennae, blacks ...

0 0 Water springtail

Water springtail

by Marta RubioTexeiraVlaanderen, Belgium

tension of the water. Order Collembola.

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Springtails

by Irene BradyMedford, Oregon, USA

Averaging 5-6mm, these creatures are in limbo regarding their classification. ...

3 4 Springtail and slime mold

Springtail and slime mold

by arlandaMadrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Springtail (Collembola) of the Entomobrya ...

0 0 Snow Fleas

Snow Fleas

by misako.hillCalifornia, USA

There were dozens of these snow fleas on the ski trail. These are the best ...

5 1 Springtails

Springtails

by shebebusynowOregon, USA

Tiny lavendar arthropods with ridges and six legs. They move very quickly when ...

9 9 springtails

springtails

by textlessNew Mexico, USA

Here is a group of tiny springtails (+/- 2 mm) floating on the surface of a ...

1 0 Springtail

Springtail

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

These are to be found on almost any type of fungi. Tiny soft bodied hexapods ...

16 11 Globular Springtail

Globular Springtail

by kyrontfBritish Columbia, Canada

About 1.5mm long. Springtails are decomposers, feeding on decaying organic ...

0 0 Asian Long Legged Fly

Asian Long Legged Fly

by Deepti SKarnataka, India

Asian Long Legged Fly - Genus: Condylostylus, Family: Dolichopodidae. ...

2 3 Springtail

Springtail

by Sergio MonteiroSC, Brazil

The Entomobryomorpha are one of the three main groups (order) of springtails ...

17 15 Glacier mice

Glacier mice

by DanielePralongIceland

Not your usual type of rodent! These glacier balls of moss, commonly known as ...

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long-legged fly

by RickBohlerPlaza de Caisán, Provincia de Chiriquí, Panama

The long-legged flies, make up a large family of true flies with more than ...

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