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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Sminthuridae » Sminthurus » Sminthurus bivittatus
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Collembola - Sminthurus bivittatus
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Collembola - Sminthurus bivittatus
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
December 27, 2008
Size: ~2mm
A couple of face on images.

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 28 December, 2008 - 2:58pm

now it's my turn
Fantastic images. Pattern looks like some sort of Navajo weaving. Beautiful.
… Jeff Gruber, 29 December, 2008 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Jeff
These little bugs look like they came from somewhere else don't they? A close up of the skin reveals all kinds of patterns on this and other globular springtails I have seen. I'm halfway expecting to find a classic Mandelbrot fractal pattern on one someday :^)

I need to find more!
… Scott Justis, 29 December, 2008 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

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