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Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix atra
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix atra
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
November 2, 2007

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Contributed by tom murray on 4 November, 2007 - 8:40am
Last updated 5 November, 2007 - 7:31am

Thanks Frans
I forgot to look at the white feet. That would have been an easy id if I remembered:-)
… tom murray, 5 November, 2007 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

Ptenothrix atra
Note the whitish feet and 4th antennal segment.
In this specimen, the annulation of the apical part of the 3rd antennal segment is well visible. This is a typical character of Ptenothrix.
… Frans Janssens, 5 November, 2007 - 3:59am login or register to post comments

Globular Springtails
It always makes me smile to see these little guys. They look like cartoon characters!
… Lynette Schimming, 4 November, 2007 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Me too
I love finding these little guys:-)
… tom murray, 4 November, 2007 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

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