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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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Amphibian Springtail
Copyright © 2007 Stephen_WV

Amphibian Springtail
De Luz, San Diego County, California, USA
March 6, 2007
While in California I photographed this Pacific Tree Frog. Only when I got home did I notice the tiny critter on the frog's face. Now I wish I had tried to get closer.

As for ID, both Springtail and tiny beetle crossed my mind. My friends at diptera.info identified it as a Springtail. Can any of our Springtail experts take the ID further?

I can't really estimate the size, but this was certainly a very small frog, perhaps similar in size to the Spring Peepers we easterners are familiar with.
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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 20 March, 2007 - 4:09pm
Last updated 4 February, 2010 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… john and jane balaban, 23 December, 2007 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

What is it about frogs?
… Chuck Entz, 21 March, 2007 - 7:16am login or register to post comments

Family Entomobryidae
Based on the habitus. Not possible to ID it any further...
… Frans Janssens, 21 March, 2007 - 6:29am login or register to post comments

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