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Globular Springtail

Bourletiella arvalis

Description:

Less than 1mm in size

Habitat:

Urban backyard.

Notes:

While I was using the back of a garden rain gauge as a backdrop to photograph a beetle larva, I noticed a few other tiny critters. ID'd at BugGuide by Frans Janssens. 32

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3 Comments

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 10 years ago

Thanks guys.

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 10 years ago

Awesome spotting! Congratulations on 250.

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Amazing shot.
I can't get a picture of a springtail as clear as this.

KeithRoragen
Spotted by
KeithRoragen

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Spotted on May 25, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013

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