Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Willowsiinae » Willowsia » Damp Grain Springtail (Willowsia buski)
Photo#534994
Termites?! - Willowsia buski
Copyright © 2011 Sarah

Termites?! - Willowsia buski
Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
June 25, 2011
Size: SMALL - maybe 1/64 inch
These very small insects were discovered at night in a home that I'm looking to buy. They're small enough that they're hard to examine with the naked eye, which made them difficult to take pictures of. They were more active at night and I noticed them in two different colors.
Thank you for any help!

Found with:


Images of this individual: tag all
Termites?! - Willowsia buski Termites?! - Willowsia buski
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Sarah on 25 June, 2011 - 8:44pm
Last updated 28 June, 2011 - 6:18am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 June, 2011 - 6:14am login or register to post comments

Willowsia buski
A typical domestic springtail.
… Frans Janssens, 28 June, 2011 - 5:46am login or register to post comments

An excellent...
source of information about these little creatures can be found here..

http://www.collembola.org/
… Scott Justis, 25 June, 2011 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh and.....
thank you for the link to all of that info!
… Sarah, 25 June, 2011 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

 
You're Welcome!
I find that they like to frequent dark, damp places. I use strips of tree bark or even pieces of scrap lumber placed in the leaf litter and left there for a few weeks. Look underneath them and find a small universe of Collembola, mites and other small creatures. You take some good images of these little critters, hopefully you can contribute them to Bug Guide in the future.

Good luck!
… Scott Justis, 27 June, 2011 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

 
How ironic
After this springtail was graciously identified by Dorothy E. Pugh, I started looking around for other Collembola pictures. Ironically, I was randomly admiring your Collembola when you posted your comment. My jaw drops at your images. Simply amazing.
… Sarah, 25 June, 2011 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 25 June, 2011 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

Springtails (Collembola subclass)
They're elongate, which could make the ID more specific.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 25 June, 2011 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow
I'm so impressed with the wealth of knowledge that this community holds. Thank you very much!
… Sarah, 25 June, 2011 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

 
You're very welcome!
*
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 25 June, 2011 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact