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~Sminthurinus aureus~

Well this was an unexpected surprise, I had just found a bog standard Dicyrtomina saundersi and this tiny little dude scuttles past, this I think is Sminthurinus aureus and is possibly the smallest Globular Springtail I have found to date at about 0.5mm, the best thing is I think I actually found 2 different individuals, so really chuffed, reckon I'm going to need more magnification LOL :o)

 

I have been off Flickr this weekend, had a severe case of ManFlu, will attempt to catch up this week :o)

 

Plenty of extra shots in the comments section

 

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Uploaded on January 23, 2012
Taken on January 23, 2012