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Brown insect - Willowsia nigromaculata
Copyright © 2007 Ashley Bradford

Brown insect - Willowsia nigromaculata
Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
March 23, 2007
Size: <0.5"
This is a new one to me - what is this segmented brown insect? It was attracted to the back porch light.

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Contributed by Ashley Bradford on 29 August, 2007 - 8:53pm
Last updated 29 February, 2008 - 9:52am

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Ashley Bradford, 29 February, 2008 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

Willowsia nigromaculata
Apparently, I have missed this one last year...
… Frans Janssens, 29 February, 2008 - 4:14am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Frans!
I'll be looking for more of these guys, though I've moved two miles away from where I found this one. =)
… Ashley Bradford, 29 February, 2008 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

 
But
There are a great many species to be found and photographed :-)
… Jim McClarin, 29 February, 2008 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh,
I will definitely be keeping an eye out for whatever little moving specks I can spot. =)
… Ashley Bradford, 3 March, 2008 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

 
It is not likely...
that you will meet them again. This species is regularly found in-house. So, if you have moved recently, unless you have moved some of them with you..., you will not see them again ;-)
… Frans Janssens, 29 February, 2008 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

Congratulations!
You are now an official springtail photographer :-) Don't know if Frans will be able to ID from these images but he surprises often.
… Jim McClarin, 29 August, 2007 - 11:06pm login or register to post comments

 
How odd!
I thought springtails would be more, well... springy! I just took a peek in the springtail section here. I guess this one is of the elongate variety?
… Ashley Bradford, 29 August, 2007 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Yup
I guess you were non-threatening so it didn't spring away :-)
… Jim McClarin, 29 August, 2007 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

 
So does this guy have
that pointy spring thing tucked under? It's such a long soft-looking body I feel like it'd tear itself in half with the force! Clearly I need to research these guys.
… Ashley Bradford, 29 August, 2007 - 11:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes,
the furcula is locked against the underside of the abdomen ready for action. btw, I see springtails under my MV lights all the time but never assumed they were there because of the light, just out going about their business.
… Jim McClarin, 30 August, 2007 - 12:16am login or register to post comments

 
Ah, he could very well have been
just doing his thing there. Thanks for the information!
… Ashley Bradford, 30 August, 2007 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

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