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Beaten from while clover. I believe these are Sminthurus viridis (= lucerne flea), and Sminthurinus elegans. The lucerne flea is 1mm long, the other is 0.5mm. The individuals in the main shot are not the same as those in the insets.
Shropshire Invert Group field trip, Aston Locks.
Thanks to Frans for ID confirmation.
Picture taken by a fellow macrophotographer ( Bandit 1 on POTN) the only shot I've seen of a springtail springing. Hosted with permission of the photographer. Notice the spring tail has sprung - it's normally latched up underneath the springtail
Well, I don't know, cos S. violacea has a black eye patch, even as a little un and this one is most definitely red. It does have the white strip but I don't know.... I went back to Kingsdon garden nursery with moss and old stone on my mind. And sure enough...
There were quite a few juveniles amongst the moss but they'd buggered off by the time I sorted the camera out. Their overall colour through the loupe was an orangey pink... Really pretty.
This guy had a giant something (maybe a giant setae) sticking out of an occelli on one of her eye patches. She was still walking around though and it didn't seem to effect her that much.
Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Presumably Calocera sp. for the fungus. Species ID help appreciated. Springtail is an Orchesella sp. Thanks to Frans Janssens for providing the determination on bugguide.
Found on fallen tree in mixed hardwood forest.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.
Tiny springtail that I couldn't get close to as it was in a crevice but guessing it is Sminthurinus sp. but happy to be corrected.
A big globular springtail on a clay pot. As large as I ever find them at 2.35mm body length. Single shot
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In my garden 24th March 2011
So tiny I was not sure they were animals. Thousands of them in my compost bin. One of natures decomposers and as such essential for our survival. These are recycling Potato peelings.
An excellent day at Preston Montford FSC centre with a group of springtail photographers, Including Ed Phillips 01: www.flickr.com/photos/50342657@N05/
These tiny Sminthurides were the stars, though they were fiendishly difficult to photograph.
I think what we have here is an adult female (0.9mm) & two smaller individuals (approx. 0.3mm). Not sure if these are S. aquaticus, S. penicillifer, S. malmgreni or a combination of the above.
A springtail with no spring.Kalaphorura burmeisteri. They are also blind- adapted for living in dark confined spaces
I usually concentrate on globular springtails (the Symphypleona) but because the county (Staffordshire) is collating an atlas of springtails, I'm trying to photograph whatever I see. The trouble is, I'm not too hot on identifying these long, bristly types (the Entomobryomorpha). I think though, that this is Entomobrya intermedia. The U-shaped marking at the end of the abdomen has the corners missing. They are present in Entomobrya nivalis.
I did not see this tiny little springtail is maybe 0.2mm long I was wondering what the thing it is on was.
It is maybe a hoverfly larvae
The whole frame was 9mm wide but this lost so it is a massive crop
Found under a Laceleaf Maple Bush on a pot. I am out of practice and I am not able to tell if this is a new one for me. I am hoping Frans or others can help me ID it so I can know if I should take better photos.
I went back later to see if I could find any more and I found this one. Really like it- from the back the white blotching defines into a white stripe but I can't track the ID down yet.
Looking on posts and under broken branches revealed lots of tiny Springtails today, so difficult to get a sharp shot of one!
A shot this morning of a springtail having a drink of what looks like dew mixed with pollen! Must be quite yummy!
I found a little group of these this morning, on the underside of one of the pieces of bark that I leave out in the garden. They attract various invertebrates including springtails, pseudo-scorpions etc.
This is a member of the Poduromorpha. I'm even worse at identifying these than I am with the Symphypleona (the globular springtails). I'm wondering though, whether it might be Kalaphorura burmeisteri. This individual between 1.5 - 2.0mm.
Canon 5D3 + MP-E 65mm (at x5) + 1.4x Extender + MT24-EX Flash. Cropped a little.
Found this colourful little chap in a big plant pot I keep for my lillys , he was approx 1.5mm - 2mm.
The image itself is quite dull , but this guy was deep in the plant pot & the flash barely made an impact. He wasn't hanging around either, god these guys bounce around like crazy when disturbed :-)
Image had to be captured using the Raynox Dcr150 & 250 macro conversion lenses coupled together
Best Viewed On Black , Press L
Taken at 5:1 with flash and focus stacked. see www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/2229761597/ for a natural light shot of the same springtail
Another one from today; looking at sizes and colouration in this Katiannid springtail species. This one is a typical female (a feeding instar). Compare with the previous image. 1.25mm in length.
Canon MP-E65mm Macro (at 5x) + 1.4x tele-extender + 25mm extension tube + diffused MT24-EX Twinlite flash.