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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Hypogastruridae » Hypogastrura
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Springtail - Hypogastrura
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Hall

Springtail - Hypogastrura
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
January 12, 2008
Size: much less than 1 mm
Was looking to take some photos of some other critters and saw some small grey specks moving, so I decided to take some pics and see if I could tell what they were when I got them in on the computer to blow up the images a little. Even blowing up the images a *lot*, they're still really small!! I will try to get a few of these guys under the microscope in the next couple days and see if I can't get a slight bigger image yet.

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 12 January, 2008 - 11:38pm
Last updated 14 March, 2009 - 7:45pm

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Beatriz Moisset, 19 March, 2008 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Hypogastrura sp.
Given the small size and deep blue body colour.
Family = Hypogastruridae.
… Frans Janssens, 14 January, 2008 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

 
what do I need for pics?
Thanks, as always, for the help IDing. If I can get a couple of these guys under the microscope in the next couple days, I will. What specifically should I look for in taking some pictures through the scope?
… Kevin Hall, 14 January, 2008 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
There is a key...
... to the genera of Hypogastrura at http://www.collembola.org/key/hypoidae.
You might want to use that key as a guide to make pictures of the needed characters to key out the genus.
… Frans Janssens, 15 January, 2008 - 4:16am login or register to post comments

springtail
Take a look at the images starting here.
… Joyce Gross, 13 January, 2008 - 3:11am login or register to post comments

 
didn't realize these...
guys were springtails also. Much different size and look to them. The more I think I learn, the more I realize I don't know! Sheesh.
… Kevin Hall, 13 January, 2008 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

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