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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.
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.
The pseudoscorpion catched a descaled Tomocerus sp. and on top of the leaf you can see an Orchesella sp.
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!
About 3mm long. Always a bonus when they stand still! Is it me, or do these guys look like Ermintrude from the Magic Roundabout?
Another globular springtail shot from our Staffordshire garden this morning; I saw several like this. I'm wondering if it's a more mature version of the one I posted yesterday. I'm thinking it may be Bourletiella hortensis? If so, my title would be fitting, as I understand "hortensis" means "from the garden.".
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.
A couple of pictures from todays macro session at Swell Woods. Lots of Globular Springtails to photograph which is always good fun!
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
Pretty hairy guy...
Mitutoyo 20 NA 0.42, tube lense: ITL200 (Nikon)
Illumination: oblique and polarized backlight
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?