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Springtails

Insect class = collembola Order = Poduromorpha

Description:

Minute grey pudgy hexapod with tiny antennae. It is suggested they are Poduromorpha. The orange ones are possibly Vitronura giselae. http://bugguide.net/node/view/617159

Habitat:

Under fallen bark in a wet garden bed.

Notes:

http://taxondiversity.fieldofscience.com...

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3 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

who's calling who pudgy !?

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Thank you mr spiderman.

jumpingspiderman
jumpingspiderman 11 years ago

The gray ones are in the order Poduromorpha (class Collembola) but I'm not sure of the ID past that. The orange ones look a lot like the species Vitronura giselae: http://bugguide.net/node/view/258732/bgp...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

3111, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on May 28, 2012
Submitted on May 29, 2012

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