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.

A very small springtail on a greenhouse strut- taken at 5:1 FF

I found this springtail under a rotting branch today. It's infected with a fungus. I've seen this once before on a globular springtail and have seen other photographs too. Typically, the head does not seem to get affected in these circumstances.

I assumed this was a Dicyrtomina species, but could be a pale form of Dicyrtoma fusca. Not really sure. Perhaps Frans will comment.

I once thought it might be Dicyrtomina saundersi, due to presence of horizontal bars on the posterior of this collembola. - Nikon D90 + Tamron 90mm macro f:2.8 + 68mm macro tubes + SB900 strobe.

A few springtails plus a couple of mites in the compost bin on a piece of kitchen towel.

Dicyrtomina ornata

Globular springtail

A rubbish stack and photo but this was the only time I found this one, in Hobart botanical gardens, Tasmania.

Springtail, Tomocerus minor - escaping the bottle top

Not to scale.

Globular springtail on the greenhouse glass. Focus stacked using zerene stacker

Looking on posts and under broken branches revealed lots of tiny Springtails today, so difficult to get a sharp shot of one!

Globular springtail on greenhouse strut. Focus stacked using zerene

Springtail

Globular springtail with spermatophore. Focus stacked using zerene

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

not sure of id.

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

A shot this morning of a springtail having a drink of what looks like dew mixed with pollen! Must be quite yummy!

Not the best shots as they were take at ISO 3200 by mistake

Dicyrtomina saunders

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.

White blind springless springtail on the underside of a fallen leaf

Globular springtail on a water barrel. Focus stacked using zerene

Like most simple organisms, springtail behaviour runs on a pretty simple algorithm:

1. Can it eat me?

2. Can I eat it?

3. Can I make love to it?

Here Orchesella cincta meets Tomocerus minor. Unusually, they didn't immediately spring away from each other but spent some time checking the other out. Pheromone confusion?

Entomobrya intermedia i think

Springtail

Found in fallen leaves in the forest.

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

Damp springtails - dew on springtails early morning.Taken at 4:1

I.D. confirmed by microscopy.

Both sexes are pretty quick on their feet, but the male especially so. They're a mass of setae, so far, the most I've seen on a male springtail, with those distinctive two dorsal lines of long setae. A beautiful little thing.

All the same species (I think), but not all the same individual. I suppose it's D. saundersi again, but these seemed to have unusually bright whitish markings on their sides, the significance of which is beyond me. Fallen leaves make for excellent backdrops, anyhow. In the Strathbrock & Kirkhill Woodlands.

Canon EOS 5D mark III, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x, Kenko extension tubes, Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT (handheld, Live View focus).

All 65+68mm, f/8, 1/200, ISO 1600 (ETTL).

Globular springtail on water barrel lid - full flash. Focus stacked using zerene

Isotomurus I'd guess?

springtails in the compost bin

A few springtails on the lip of the compost bin

Springtails in the compost bin. Ceratophysella

Pogonognathellus elongatus. Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.

Globular springtail on water barrel. Natural light. Focus stacked using zerene. Oshiro 60mm