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White bug - Pseudosinella spinosa
Copyright © 2007 GypsumWolf

White bug - Pseudosinella spinosa
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
April 27, 2007
Size: quite small
2nd image. [feel free to frass this image after ID]

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White bug - Pseudosinella spinosa White bug - Pseudosinella spinosa
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Contributed by GypsumWolf on 28 April, 2007 - 7:17am
Last updated 29 April, 2007 - 10:04am

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Chuck Entz, 29 April, 2007 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

Pseudosinella spinosa
Pls, do not frass this picture. It is an excellent illustration of a unique troglomorphic humpbacked Pseudosinella species.
Looking at it from dorsal aspect it shows a remarkable mimicry: it appears to be a spider.
… Frans Janssens, 29 April, 2007 - 4:19am login or register to post comments

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