Alien Springtail
Another from the springtail hunt at Sheffield Botanical Gardens. This too is a "new" species for me and one of the "exotic" alien species presumed to be imported from overseas on plants.
I'm no expert on these, but I think that Eddie (Eddie The Bugman) said it was the type referred to as Katianna 3 (Genus nov.2 sp. nov.). This was underneath a scrap of wood that was painted blue. It gave a nice contrasting background to the shot.
These are tiny beasts (this individual was well under 1mm). They are challenging to photograph, but there seems to be a growing number of macro photographers willing to take on the challenge. As such, more species "new" to the UK are being discovered. A very rewarding area of interest.
This is a single shot, but Eddie The Bugman and Tim.Garlick were attempting focus stacks. Perhaps I'll have a go at that next time!
Alien Springtail
Another from the springtail hunt at Sheffield Botanical Gardens. This too is a "new" species for me and one of the "exotic" alien species presumed to be imported from overseas on plants.
I'm no expert on these, but I think that Eddie (Eddie The Bugman) said it was the type referred to as Katianna 3 (Genus nov.2 sp. nov.). This was underneath a scrap of wood that was painted blue. It gave a nice contrasting background to the shot.
These are tiny beasts (this individual was well under 1mm). They are challenging to photograph, but there seems to be a growing number of macro photographers willing to take on the challenge. As such, more species "new" to the UK are being discovered. A very rewarding area of interest.
This is a single shot, but Eddie The Bugman and Tim.Garlick were attempting focus stacks. Perhaps I'll have a go at that next time!