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Springtails and Spermatophore

A local Staffordshire churchyard has a thriving colony of these springtails. They seem to congregate on a damp area of wall. They have only recently been reported in the UK and are designated Katiannidae genus nov.1 sp. nov..

 

As there has been lots of rain, I visited the churchyard this morning to check on numbers. The wall was swarming with them. I did a few shots and when processing them, noticed that there was a spermatophore on this one. I presume that it's been produced by a male of this particular species.

 

Canon 5D3 + MP-E 65mm macro (at x5) + 2x tele-extender + MT-24EX flash.

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Uploaded on March 3, 2016
Taken on March 3, 2016