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Young Diplopoda Can Be Confused With Pale Springtails
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Young Diplopoda Can Be Confused With Pale Springtails
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
June 1, 2007
Size: ~ 1.5 mm
As the title implies, what looks at first like overly elongate and curly springtails can actually be first instar Diplopoda. See comment by Frans Janssens under the other image.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 8 June, 2007 - 9:39pm
Last updated 9 June, 2007 - 11:12am

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Stephen Luk, 9 June, 2007 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

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