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and it's a chair... Marcel #Wanders. as seen in the #Stedelijk Museum in #Amsterdam www.stedelijk.nl/tentoonstellingen/marcel-wanders-pinned-up
Hintereggalm und Mahdalm auf dem Weg zur Riffelspitz
Aufnahme mit Carl Zeiss Flektogon 35mm F2,4 (M42, DDR-Prod.)
Yesterday was my birthday and as I wasn't doing anything much, I wandered into the local woods. And found that L. longiseta was the most numerous springtail apart from N. murinus which is everywhere round here. This beautiful animal has hardly been photographed, so I was really pleased to get better photos than I did a few years ago, when I found it in the Eden Project. I thought it looked cute in this photo so I thought it would be a good lead one but I really like some of the others in the comments too, so they are clickable. Apologies for cluttering up the photostream...
For other springtail hunters, I'll give some basic tips in recognising and differentiating it from Neanura muscorum, its close relative. (Firstly, if you're looking through a loupe or magnifying glass at L. longiseta, the long setae dominate the little beast, whereas they don't on N. muscorum. More below.) And I think I need to return to a photo from a few years ago, as I reckon it probably is L. longiseta now...
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Lathriopyga longiseta.
Setae/hairs long, thick and curved strongly backwards.
Two separately spaced ocelli/eyes.
Ocular tubercles (the cauliflower-like growths) united with the frontal tubercle.
More purplish than blue.
Abdomen six not visible dorsally but visible if seen from the side under abd. 5.
Walks very slowly and will normally stop if hassled.
Neanura muscorum.
Shorter, straightish or slightly curved setae/hairs, mostly pointing upwards.
Three ocelli/eyes, two anterior, one behind.
Frontal tubercle separated from the two ocular tubercles.
More bluish than purple.
Abdomen 6 visible dorsally.
Walks quickly. Unstoppable. Unless you squash it.
All the photos are clickable in the comments
It’s still quite cold, and the flowers are just beginning to sprout. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover a small patch of Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) that appeared overnight at Glenwood Cemetery, one of my favourite places for my daily walk. I also noticed that the Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) will soon be in full bloom.
“Spring dresses in wildflowers and greens, a visionary for hopes and dreams. ~ Angie Weilandd-Crosby”
"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly." - Guatama Buddha
🎵Painkiller Paradise
yes, the knotted chair. Marcel #Wanders. as seen in the #Stedelijk Museum in #Amsterdam www.stedelijk.nl/tentoonstellingen/marcel-wanders-pinned-up