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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Tomoceridae » Tomocerus » Tomocerus minor
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Elongate-bodied Springtail - Tomocerus minor
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Elongate-bodied Springtail - Tomocerus minor
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
April 28, 2007
Size: 4mm

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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 28 April, 2007 - 8:19pm
Last updated 29 April, 2007 - 11:31am

Moved
Moved from Tomocerus.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 29 April, 2007 - 11:31am login or register to post comments

Tomocerus minor
Note 1. the antennae are shorter than the body and 2. the uniform bluish iridisation.
… Frans Janssens, 29 April, 2007 - 3:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
This one made a good model because in escaping the light, it ended up on a slug. After that it had a lot of trouble moving around because of the slug "slime".
… Cheryl Moorehead, 29 April, 2007 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

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