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Tiny bug found on damp concrete
Copyright © 2017 cdoc83

Tiny bug found on damp concrete
Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, USA
July 20, 2017
Size: Maybe 1mm
I've found swarms of these bugs when something wet is left on concrete in basement, such as a towel, or water filter, or cardboard. I've also found them swimming in standing water in the basement. They don't seem to survive long without something damp.
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Contributed by cdoc83 on 27 July, 2017 - 11:57am
Last updated 23 August, 2017 - 8:02am

Entomobryidae
Entomobrya unostrigata is my guess
… Ryne Pavy, 26 June, 2021 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Even Dankowicz, 23 August, 2017 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

Looks like a springtail
Order Collembola. They've split this into multiple new families since I took basic entomology.
… Bob Nelson, 27 July, 2017 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Fascinating, thank you!
… cdoc83, 27 July, 2017 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

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