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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona)
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Unknown Globular Springtail
Copyright © 2017 Susan Leach Snyder

Unknown Globular Springtail
Naples , Collier County, Florida, USA
March 4, 2015
Size: ~ .2 mm
This very tiny globular springtail was living in sand live oak leaf litter in a scrub. It was isolated from the litter with a Berlese funnel. it has a purplish head and brown abdomen.

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Contributed by Susan Leach Snyder on 11 January, 2017 - 3:56pm

Sminthurides occultus juvenile female
Just an educated guess... given the fuzzy images...
… Frans Janssens, 12 January, 2017 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for
the help on this one. I am embarrassed that I could not take better pictures. The litter sample this springtail was in was coated with webbing and what looked like sticky mucus. I couldn't free the springtail to take a better photo. If I get a chance, I'll try again.
… Susan Leach Snyder, 12 January, 2017 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

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