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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Hypogastruridae » Ceratophysella
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Tiny Springtail - Ceratophysella
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Tiny Springtail - Ceratophysella
Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
April 14, 2007
Size: Max. 0.4 mm
Next to a very small (~0.15 mm) mi*te found in polypore fungus, this springtail is the second smallest arthropod that I have photographed so far. Presumably came from moss which I had been observing for soil arthropods. This was the larger of two individuals which I noticed were crawling along the bottom of the rearing tub in which I had placed the moss. Though small, this dark-field photo clearly shows the swollen antennae and dark eye(?) spots.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 15 April, 2007 - 2:38pm
Last updated 19 April, 2007 - 11:10am

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Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
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