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A little snail that I found under a log. I'm not sure what is directly underneath it but you can see a tiny springtail hiding under the edge of it's shell on the left side of the photo. Photographed in Maryland (4/18/21).
A 2mm long Protaphorura aurantiaca plus a 0.8mm juvenile - Tomocerus minor. Thanks to Frans for ID & notes.
Found on the underside of fallen beech leaves, Lodge Hill, Shropshire.
Here you can see the grasping mechanism, with which the male, for courtship, grasps the bases of the antennae of a female. Than the female is carrying the male (at the back) around, up in the sky.
This is certainly a young female springtail (in front), because she is still very small. Canon mp-e 65 mm at 5 x + set kenko extension tubes on canon eos 80D
Springtails at Swell Wood a few days ago. Many thanks to Max Thompson Photo and Ellie Hilsdon who scurried around finding likely-looking logs while I mostly sat at the picnic table!
A few day ago, I've found this springtails, the biggest I've met (about 2-2,5mm in lenght). It was more collaborative than my previous springtail, it move slowly with some breaks, and I took the opportunity to take some stack at 5X magnification.
This is the first I have combined, in the future I will show you other stack of it...
Handheld field stack (24 shots) taken with 6D, MP-E at 5X and diffused Meike MK320 on flexible arm, not cropped.
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This is my first time out with the camera for a couple of weeks. I though this was a small moth or fly it wasnt behaving like a normal Collembola. It stayed quite still for a while and it was very high up its legs were practically vertical like a human.
About 3mm long. Always a bonus when they stand still! Is it me, or do these guys look like Ermintrude from the Magic Roundabout?
A globular springtail in our Staffordshire garden today. It's one of the Dicyrtomina species, possibly D. ornata. Seems to be feeding on some micro fungi (?) growing on this fallen Cordyline leaf.
Acanthanura “henderickxi” One of the big ones. This was very sluggish and slow. I wondered at the time if it was still alive so I didn't take many photos.
Pretty hairy guy...
Mitutoyo 20 NA 0.42, tube lense: ITL200 (Nikon)
Illumination: oblique and polarized backlight
A couple of pictures from todays macro session at Swell Woods. Lots of Globular Springtails to photograph which is always good fun!
Springtails at Swell Wood a few days ago. Many thanks to Max Thompson Photo and Ellie Hilsdon who scurried around finding likely-looking logs while I mostly sat at the picnic table!
This one is actually grazing on the table, having leapt from the log it had arrived on.
I was looking in out garden pond this morning for the globular aquatic springtail Sminthurides aquaticus. There were lots of juvenile forms about. I then spotted three of this pink poduromorph individuals, floating on the surface. I was pleased because I have not seen anything like this on our pond before. I managed to lift this one out on a piece of stone to photograph it. It's ~0.8 mm in length. The dark, wet stone gives a pleasing background and reflection.
Wasn't sure what they were and thought at first that they could be a pink (albino) form of Podura aquatica (if such a thing existed)? Jan (www.janvanduinen.nl) has now suggested the answer; Brachystomella parvula. Thanks Jan. Not a species that I've encountered before!
Haven't got a species for this one. I've said this before, I know invertebrates shouldn't be considered cute... but come on. This was photographed in a wildlife reserve not open to the public. We were on a field study recording species. It is a shame the public can't visit this special place, but I have to say, it means it is an incredible haven for so many things and very little disturbed.
I had a check around our Staffordshire garden yesterday, first time after the recent snow had melted. Lots of globular springtails around including this mature Katiannid.
I was interested how the micro-droplets on the dorsal surface seem to be indicating the structural detail of the cuticle. Perhaps it's preparing to moult?
So far, this is the highest-magnification portrait of a springtail that I have photographed. This individual was completely calm, making it possible to capture a high-quality close-up image. What I find particularly interesting is that you can clearly see the colorful scales covering its body, as well as its eyes. In total, it has 12 eyes — 6 on each side.
Canon R6 Mark II + extension tubes, bellows, and a vintage LOMO microscope objective. Focus stacked from approximately 70 focus layers.
2026-05-17