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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Katiannoidea » Katiannidae » Sminthurinus » Sminthurinus henshawi
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Springtail - Sminthurinus henshawi
Copyright © 2013 Kyron Basu

Springtail - Sminthurinus henshawi
Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
January 15, 2013
Size: ~0.6mm body length
Found on a piece of wood. Not much more than a yellowish speck to the naked eye! I saw some of these floating around in puddles today too. Sminthurinus sp?

Sorry about the photo quality.

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Contributed by Kyron Basu on 16 January, 2013 - 1:51am
Last updated 17 January, 2013 - 10:18am

Adorable
The picture quality is amazing..I wish my phone was able to zoom in like that, I have tried but always starts blurring at 10x zoom. Which makes it pointless to have 50x zoom to be honest.
… Kamakazcasanova, 25 May, 2023 - 6:12am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! If it's helpful, s
Thank you! If it's helpful, sticking a jeweler's loupe or some such lens in front of the phone's lens can actually get you some pretty good results. I use an old superzoom camera with a closeup lens for most of my shots.
… Kyron Basu, 25 May, 2023 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 17 January, 2013 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Sminthurinus henshawi
A feeding instar (note greenish dorsum revealing gut contents).
… Frans Janssens, 17 January, 2013 - 6:29am login or register to post comments

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