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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Entomobrya
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Compost Pile Springtail - Entomobrya
Copyright © 2014 Jordan Landerman

Compost Pile Springtail - Entomobrya
Elk Grove, Sacramento County, California, USA
December 8, 2014
Size: <1mm
Captured during the day from a small compost pile, made up of mostly chicken manure and plant matter such as orange peels and moldy persimmons. I took the clearest pictures I possibly could- I would appreciate the closest ID possible since I'm planning on culturing the springtails from the compost pile, and I want to create pure cultures, so I want to find out if these springtails are all the same species or not. Thank you!

Collected from the same compost pile as these specimens:

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Compost Pile Springtail - Entomobrya Compost Pile Springtail - Entomobrya
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Contributed by Jordan Landerman on 8 December, 2014 - 4:30pm
Last updated 9 December, 2014 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from Lepidocyrtus lignorum.
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Separated
This picture was somehow separated from the other picture of the same springtail. How do I re-join them?
… Jordan Landerman, 9 December, 2014 - 3:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
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Entomobrya sp.
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Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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