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elongate-bodied springtail - Cyphoderus similis
Copyright © 2015 Bill Keim

elongate-bodied springtail - Cyphoderus similis
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
December 7, 2015
Found in an ant colony under a rock in the woods.
If the poor resolution permits a even a guess at the ID, I wonder if the larger springtail could be Coecobrya tenebricosa? And would the smaller one be a younger individual of the same species? Thanks for your thoughts!
Contributed by Bill Keim on 15 December, 2015 - 10:36am
Last updated 15 December, 2015 - 11:37am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Bill Keim, 15 December, 2015 - 11:35am

Cyphoderus similis
Is a typical inhabitant of ant nests.
… Frans Janssens, 15 December, 2015 - 11:25am

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