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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » [obsolete rank] - elevate included Orders to Class (Entognatha) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Sminthuridae » Sminthurus » Sminthurus sylvestris
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globular springtail - Sminthurus sylvestris
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

globular springtail - Sminthurus sylvestris
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 30, 2007
Size: ~2-2.5mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 1 June, 2007 - 10:09am

What a cool Springtail!
I've never seen one like it. Was it in foliage, soil, decomposing material? Just curious!
… Cheryl Moorehead, 1 June, 2007 - 2:30pm login or register to post comments

 
On foliage
I used a new collection method, almost like sweep-netting. I used a white plastic bucket and swept it through grass and leaves and looked inside to see what I caught.
… tom murray, 1 June, 2007 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

A truely amazing shot
of an amazing species.
Well done, Tom!
… Frans Janssens, 1 June, 2007 - 12:53pm login or register to post comments

Quite different, yes?
Has a mosaic, kit-built look to it. And what a set of false teeth! LOL.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 June, 2007 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

 
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They are quite different looking creatures:-0
… tom murray, 1 June, 2007 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

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