Entomobrya nivalis

Allacma fusca

Springtails are among the oldest hexapods and often live under bark or in soil where they are scavengers.

Globular springtail grazing on a lump of detritus on an old dustbin lid. Focus stacked using zerene

Tiny springtails on a leaf stalk in the compost bin. These springtails seem to like playing King of the castle - they congregate on the highest points. About 0.6mm body length

A springtail enjoying the morning dew.

Shot at x5 magnification with the MPE-65.

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

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

Thanks to Frans Janssens for ID.

About 1.4mm body length

This is a tiny springtail, no more than1mm long. I found him on the underside of a leaf.

Globular springtail

Springtail Vertagopus arboreus in natural sunlight on the left and flash on the right. No difference in the iridescence

Springtail on a fence rail

Springtails on a clay pot - Xenylla maritima

Fairly warm yesterday morning (about 9.C) and i opened up one of my compost bins to see if there was anything interesting going on. There was- all around the rim were tiny white flecks which I though was a fairly large concentration of tiny springtails feeding on the biofilm on the rim.

Focusing on them at 5:1 with the MPE-65 lens - they certainly were springtails ( Proisotoma minuta) but it looked like whatever they were feeding on was fighting back and eating them !

Think this is a slime mould which seemed to be getting the upper hand in this battle. Never seen anything quite like it!

Springtail - Collembole

Heteromurtrella sp. Around 0.9 mm body length

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYHlOwjTzGg

Springtail on water barrel X2

White blind springless springtail on the underside of a fallen leaf on the lawn. Kalaphorura burmeisteri

Nikon D90 + Tamron 90mm macro f:2.8 - 21+13mm macro tube - SB 900 strobe

Very windy day today, so I went crawling around in the field close to the ground,out of the wind, hoping to find some little bug. When you are looking for tiny things ,a square foot of field becomes a huge jungle and and you really have to look carefully.

After quite a while I spotted a little springtail------ . So here are 3 pics.

I found this Springtail on some rotting wood at work. This was the closest I could focus with the set-up I had at the time but I will find some more and get a bit closer!

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A big globular springtail on a clay pot. As large as I ever find them at 2.35mm body length. Focus stacked using zerene

AJC Springtails: Springtails - Drought Recovery

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Springtail

Collembola springtail about 2.3mm long taken at 3.4:1. First time I've managed a shot with the "springtail" visible underneath

Springtails are primitive, wingless insects that feed on algae, fungi and decaying plant material. They are common in moist areas and enter buildings through cracks and crevices. Springtails "jump" when disturbed using a structure called a furcula that snaps and propels them forward. To eliminate springtails, you must first remove the moisture conditions that favor their development. For more information on springtails: www.nysipm.cornell.edu/whats_bugging_you/occ_invaders/def...

I spotted one of these tiny little fellas on the mortar line.

I found this underneath a piece of stone. The last one I found was exceptionally active; this one was the opposite. It remained totally immobile while I took 11 images (at F7.1), which I then combined using Zerene Stacker. No retouching in Stacker was required.

Canon 1D3 + MP-E 65mm Macro (at ~x2.5) + MT24-EX Flash.

Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus on a slug!

Springtail

Dicyrtomina cf. ornata

This is a still photo of the springtail in this clip.

Orchesella cincta, Woodinville, King County Washington, 21 October 2016. Taken through microscope 4x magnification.

I find these under rocks reasonably often and was surprised when I realised that I've never got around to posting one. Here goes...although there is a sense of anticlimax...they're not very exciting to look at :-)

From my garden, Bromley, South London/North Kent, at 2.7 Mag. I think Tomocerus minor