Male or Female
There's an area of our Staffordshire garden where there is a population of this globular springtail - Katianna schoetti. Not often recorded in the UK (like many springtail species) and apparently, no other county records.
FransJanssens@www.collembola.org has asked if I can get shots of the underside of the small abdomen to see if it's possible to determine gender. Wonder if this image is of any use.
Male or Female
There's an area of our Staffordshire garden where there is a population of this globular springtail - Katianna schoetti. Not often recorded in the UK (like many springtail species) and apparently, no other county records.
FransJanssens@www.collembola.org has asked if I can get shots of the underside of the small abdomen to see if it's possible to determine gender. Wonder if this image is of any use.