Springtail.

Globular springtail - rescued this one from a dish of water- has a rather odd "cheek" marking. Taken at 5:1 FF

Springtails on a clay pot. Probably Vertagopus arboreus

Tiny springtail. About 1.5 mm body length - looks like these are made of leather :)

Springtail on clay pot X4. Lepidocyrtus sp.

A clump of springtails heading toward Brownfield Bog, a type of (Entognatha).

Merged shots of the same springtail- Sminthurinus niger I think. About 0.75mm body length

Entomobrya multifasciata?

Tomocerus minor.

5 image focus stack.

(Odonata: Caenagrionidae)

Springtail on water barrel lid.

Another springtail rear-end shot

That'll be a no then! Female kicking the male away and rejecting his advances.

Globular Springtail (Symphypleona)

Size: ~1.5 - 2.0 mm

November 06, 2015

Mingo Creek County Park

Washington County, Pennsylvania

Found this brute hanging out on the stem of a overturned mushroom. Probably the largest globular springtail I've ever seen.

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Springtails - Found on a damp, fungus filled bridge over a stream at Snipedales. Quite a while since I have photographed these tiny creatures.

Tiny globular springtail about 0.4mm body length

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

Thanks to Frans Janssens for ID.

Springtails are primitive insects that live in moist areas such as leaf litter and soil, where they feed on algae, fungi and decayed vegetation. Some springtails can become pests indoors when the appear in large numbers, ofter associated with a moisture problem such as a water leak. These springtails were observed outdoors on a gas tank, likely feeding on algae. They are a type of "globular springtail," n the family Sminthuridae. Springtails get their name from the behavior of jumping when disturbed.

For more information about occasional invaders: nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/occasional-infesters

For more information about springtails: idl.entomology.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/Springtails...

On a dead log near Ponkapoag pond, MA

Either Podura aquatica or a Hypogatrura, maybe H. nivicola?

Globular springtail front view (cropped)

Photo taken in Danum Valley, Borneo.

shot in the dark 5dsr mpe-65 single frame

Calvatomina opalina, found under leaf litter in healthy forrest. Felt like sharing despite the poor mans macro quality ;) Is there a way to post exact location on here? This was at the nature preserve portion to the west of the state park...

approx 2mm

This was my first encounter with springtails, when I slipped on them. The entire rock was coated with a thin, slippery film of the tiny, hopping bugs. The majority of them were flowing downhill in teeming, writhing rivulets in the creases of the rock.

The lid on one of my water barrels with springtails

Springtail

A few weeks ago I went on a springtail hunt, and these are some of the springtails I found. This guy was a new species for me. I'm pretty sure it is in the genus Onychiurus, the root-feeding springtails.

Same springtail as the previous shot. I wondered what this springtail was doing as it didn't seem to be feeding in several shots I took of it. I suspect it may have been having sex :). There appears to be a spermatophore stalk underneath it in this shot which is missing the sperm sac head.

Focus stacked using zerene stacker

Angie went out with the boy today, but I stayed at home and took photos of the things crawling around on the lid of my compost bin.

Another springtail that I rescued from the pond. Took this shot while it was drying off on the leaf I fished him out with.

A springtail in a sticky situation.

Globular springtail

Thanks to Frans Janssens for the ID.

Photo taken in Danum Valley, Malaysian Borneo.

7D + 65mp-e @ 5x + 68mm tubes kenko + mt-24ex sur bracket à flexibles

Fov ~3,5mm

Thanks to Frans Janssens for the ID.

Photo taken in Danum Valley, Malaysian Borneo.

Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA.