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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae)
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Termites?!
Copyright © 2011 Sarah

Termites?!
Midvale, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
June 25, 2011
Size: SMALL - maybe 1/64 inch
Found with:

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Contributed by Sarah on 25 June, 2011 - 8:45pm
Last updated 28 June, 2011 - 6:20am

Moved
Moved from Damp Grain Springtail.

Sorry for the double move. Didn't realize at first that this one had received a different ID.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 June, 2011 - 6:15am login or register to post comments

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

Entomobryidae
Could be Entomobrya sp. or Sinella sp.
More pictures pls ;-)
… Frans Janssens, 28 June, 2011 - 5:47am login or register to post comments

 
Focus of new pics
Yeah, I can definitely grab some more pictures. Is there a certain area of the body that I should attempt to get in focus that will help with identification?

These little guys can be so tough to shoot.
… Sarah, 28 June, 2011 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

 
What we need to know first...
is whether or not the specimens have any eyes. Eyes seem absent in this picture, but they can be quite small. Possibly reddish iso black. Possibly 'separated eyes' (2 black dots at each side of the head).
There is another possibility we need to check: Heteromurus nitidus usually has small reddish eyes (or can be absent).
So try to focus on the head in frontal/dorsal/lateral aspect.
Good luck ;-)
… Frans Janssens, 30 June, 2011 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

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

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