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Springtail swarm - Ceratophysella

Springtail swarm - Ceratophysella
Backus Woods, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
October 4, 2010
Size: 1 mm
There were literally millions of these creatures feeding in large mushrooms. They jumped out by the thousands when the shrooms were placed on a sheet.

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Thanks!
Thanks for the ID, Frans. Moved from Poduromorpha.

Ceratophysella sp.

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