Sminthurinus springtail
Another of these tiny, darkly-pigmented Sminthurinus springtails; possible one of the dark forms of Sminthurinus aureus.
The way the fifth abdominal segments is fused helps to differentiate them, but I have to admit to still having some trouble understanding exactly where the different abdominal segments start and end. Perhaps one of the experts could kindly annotate the image for me.
Canon 5D3 + MP-E 65mm (at x5) + 1.4x Extender + 36mm extension tube. Cropped a little.
Sminthurinus springtail
Another of these tiny, darkly-pigmented Sminthurinus springtails; possible one of the dark forms of Sminthurinus aureus.
The way the fifth abdominal segments is fused helps to differentiate them, but I have to admit to still having some trouble understanding exactly where the different abdominal segments start and end. Perhaps one of the experts could kindly annotate the image for me.
Canon 5D3 + MP-E 65mm (at x5) + 1.4x Extender + 36mm extension tube. Cropped a little.