Springtail Survey
Another from my garden survey today. At ~1.3 mm, this is an adult instar (I seem to remember seeing a few at 1.4 mm last season, but nothing any longer). This has some orange/red pigmentation along the dorsal surface of the abdomen. It was thought at one time, that these "red-backs" were male. Results from last season's survey showed that females have this pigmentation pattern too.
[Part of a garden survey of the "novel" springtail Katiannidae Genus nov.1 sp. nov. that I'm doing with FransJanssens@www.collembola.org initially, to establish the size and differences between the various instars.]
Canon 5D Mk III + MP-E lens (at 5x magnification) + 1.4x tele-extender + 25mm extension tube + YN24EX flash. Two images blended in PSE. Cropped.
Springtail Survey
Another from my garden survey today. At ~1.3 mm, this is an adult instar (I seem to remember seeing a few at 1.4 mm last season, but nothing any longer). This has some orange/red pigmentation along the dorsal surface of the abdomen. It was thought at one time, that these "red-backs" were male. Results from last season's survey showed that females have this pigmentation pattern too.
[Part of a garden survey of the "novel" springtail Katiannidae Genus nov.1 sp. nov. that I'm doing with FransJanssens@www.collembola.org initially, to establish the size and differences between the various instars.]
Canon 5D Mk III + MP-E lens (at 5x magnification) + 1.4x tele-extender + 25mm extension tube + YN24EX flash. Two images blended in PSE. Cropped.