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Collemboland - In the land of the springtail, is a photo and film project that shows the beauty and diversity of the micro world under our feet, and in particular, explores the amazing world of springtails (Collembola). Currently, the work on the movie with the same title is underway.
watch here > youtu.be/oBP6QyzPiq4
The springtail is the horizontal bug - the other object is an insect poo :).
Springtail about 1.2mm body length
This is the other shot of the hopper I think that works. It suddenly appeared from under a grass blade and hopped onto this leaf. The two extensions are tremendously long and it moves in a wavy fashion similar to a praying mantis. Very small, just look at the leaf vein in the background. I didn't notice the extensions were in a cockscrew fashion until I got back and uploaded the photos. By the way, that's not the name of it, I'm still trying to identify it.
Really love the irredescence on these springtails. A bugger to light well though. This is the first pic of them in two weeks that I like...
Globular springtail series. On a damp sunchair with milk bottle top behind. Focus stacked using zerene
Springtail exploring my water barrel - first day I've seen these about in about a week (been below 0'c)
Been trying to get a shot of this tiny springtail for a while.
Not a very clear shot, but at least shows the amazing colours of this little bug.
Springtail City!
Found on an overturned log in mixed woodland. These springtails are springless.
~1mm
Merged image of 3 shots of a tiny springtail on a greenhouse strut. About 0.6 mm body length. Think it's Sminthurinus niger. Has dreadfull trouble with this little springtail- it never stopped walking about :)
Finally got my MP-E back! Just in time for the springtails on the white wild flowers again. At first I thought they were not around yet, but then spotted some very small ones. This one must be between 1 and 2mms
Springtail, Tomocerus minor walking on water in a milk bottle top. I scooped it from the surface of a large water filled bowl in the garden.
Taken at 5:1 and cropped slightly - springtails about 1mm body length max. Trying to get pics of the hairs on the body for Frans to ID them
I'd been visiting friends in Devon and telling them about globular springtails. We were sat in a meadow, I looked for some and found this one pretty quickly. Wsn't around for long, which was a bugger. This was the best of the shots...
Globular springtail taken with an MPE-65 at 5:1 with a Raynox MSN-202 on the front giving around 9:1. Single shot
I had no idea that springtails came this big (heading to 1 cm). There were two on a moss covered log by the Wedge River.
I had no idea that springtails came this big (heading to 1 cm). There were two on a moss covered log by the Wedge River.
Uchidanurinae
There's a video now here:
sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmania/the-entognatha-ps...
Springtail found on a wooden fencepost in the Kingmoor South Nature Reserve, Carlisle, 27 December 15.
I'm reasonably confident that this is Dicyrtomina saundersi but I could be wrong as apparently there are about 250 different species found in the UK. It was measured at between 1.5 - 1.8mm in length, which is slightly smaller than the 2 - 3mm quoted in the on-line literature - so perhaps it's a nymph? Although the NBN Gateway database currently shows no records for this species in north Cumbria, this is probably due to under-reporting, and so I don't think this is of any significance.
This is a tiny insect not seen very often but very important for our ecosystem and consuming decaying vegetable matter.
Named springtail due to them springing large distances when they are disturbed.