1.6 mm long, and from moss-covered scree in a damp wood. I've tried to go through the key with this, and so far failed. Any ideas?

The face looks rather like a Calvatomina to me, except that the eyes should be on a pale patch...

Springtails on a clay pot. Sminthurinus sp. Around 1mm body length

Tiny globular springtail on moss covered clay pot. Sminthurinus domesticus

Springtail Entomobrya intermedia on the greenhouse glass. Focus stacked using zerene

The creeping Veronica in our rock wall is really pretty now, and after I examined the shot on the computer screen, I realized that there was a small yellow springtail (family Sminthuridae) on one of the flowers. It's a bit over a mm in size.

Springtail on a water barrel. Focus stacked using zerene

Raft of springtails on a compost bin lid.

Baby springtails on clay pot X4

This tiny Springtail has lost part of an antenna.

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lomo 3.7x 0.11 objective

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Field / Live specimen

Quite a few springtails. On the rim of a compost bin. Mainly Proisotoma minuta

Taken in Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA, USA

Springtail sitting on the fence X4. Focus stacked using zerene

One from today; a large mature individual ~1.35 mm. Frans is speculating that there may be two distinct groups; Group 1 where abd.6 in adults is pale, and Group 2 where abd.6 in adults is dark. This is a mature Group 1 individual.

[Part of a garden survey of the "novel" springtail Katiannidae Genus nov.1 sp. nov. that I'm doing for FransJanssens@www.collembola.org to establish the size and differences between the various instars.

Canon MP-E65mm Macro (at 5x) + 1.4x tele-extender + 25mm extension tube + diffused MT24-EX Twinlite flash. Cropped.]

Globular springtail on a greenhouse strut. Natural light/fill flash

A rescued springtail on the edge of a credit card. Focus stacked using zerene

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Bottoms up - springtail on a fence rail. Focus stacked using zerene

Springtail on a water barrel. Focus stacked using zerene. Entomobrya intermedia

Photo from Preah monivong national park, Cambodia.

Springtails on clay pot

A tiny Springtail on a decaying flower petal. Not technically an insect I suppose.

An female from the garden this morning. She's ~1.15 mm long and sporting a rather attractive leopard-print side panel. There's been some interesting-looking individuals around in the last week! A Group 2 specimen.

[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. As a result of the initial findings, Frans is speculating that there are two distinct groups:

Group 1 - where abd.6 in adults is pale, and

Group 2 - where abd.6 in adults is dark.

Canon MP-E65mm Macro (at 5x) + 1.4x tele-extender + 25mm extension tube + diffused MT24-EX Twinlite flash. Two images blended in PSE. Cropped.]

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Heavy dew -springtail on dustbin lid X4. Focus stacked using zerene

globular springtail on the greenhouse glass with an orange bottle top placed behind it. Turns out to be a male

Globular springtail grazing on the garage door

Springtail on a clay pot X4. Focus stacked using zerene

Springtail raft of Ceratophysella sp. on a small puddle on a compost bin lid

Springtails on clay pot X4

Another angle on the springie I posted yesterday. He was wandering around on the leaf.

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!

Springtail - Vertagopus arboreus

Found upon algae washed up by the sea.

Very fast species that redily jumps.

Springtail on a clay pot X4. Vertagopus arboreus

Springtails on a leaf X4. in the compost bin. Ceratophysella sp.

A springtail raft stuck on a pool of water about 30mm across along with a mite. This pool is in the bung on my water butt. I fished them out after taking some photos.

I think they may be a Ceratophysella sp.

Orchesella flavescens, 4mm (ID-cred: Frans Janssens)

Shot in August 2010.

Ten handheld exposures at 5:1, stacked in Zerene stacker (PMAX).

Schneider-Kreuznach Componon 28mm f4 reversed on a short bellows.

Mixed light: 1/15s, ISO400 + flash with modular diffuser

Springtails on a clay pot X4

Springtails grazing on an Acer leaf in the compost bin. Focus stacked using zerene

Bilobella aurantiaca (?)

High speed springtails on a fence X4. Vertagopus arboreus

Not too difficult here, the collembolan needs to find a more colourful fungi to lurk in.

The springtail is Vertagopus arboreus and is about 1.8mm long.

The fungi is Mollisia ligni

Springtails on the compost bin rim 4X