Stenognathellus denisi
This morning I was following this little springtail in live view on my camera and suddenly it was bending over and I could see an "egg" coming. After exact 13 minutes the "egg" was a little darker and not so smooth anymore and then it was suddenly laid.
Don't tell me it is something else. :-)
I found this springtail in a swampy part of the forest where the soil is still soft and humid but now passable due to the drought.
It was not easy to get the light in, because there was a leaf partly over it like a cover. I could not remove the leaf and take the risk of frightening the springtail.
ID : see comment Frans Janssens, Thanks !
Stenognathellus denisi
This morning I was following this little springtail in live view on my camera and suddenly it was bending over and I could see an "egg" coming. After exact 13 minutes the "egg" was a little darker and not so smooth anymore and then it was suddenly laid.
Don't tell me it is something else. :-)
I found this springtail in a swampy part of the forest where the soil is still soft and humid but now passable due to the drought.
It was not easy to get the light in, because there was a leaf partly over it like a cover. I could not remove the leaf and take the risk of frightening the springtail.
ID : see comment Frans Janssens, Thanks !