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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Willowsiinae » Willowsia » Willowsia nigromaculata
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unknow - Willowsia nigromaculata
Copyright © 2017 junior.83

unknow - Willowsia nigromaculata
Quincy, IL, Adams County, Illinois, USA
January 30, 2017
Size: maybe 1/16 inch
replacing bathroom floor and found 20 or more of these very small bugs under toilet..

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Contributed by junior.83 on 30 April, 2017 - 5:06pm
Last updated 2 May, 2017 - 6:07pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 May, 2017 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

Willowsia nigromaculata
A typical domestic Collembola.
And indeed completely harmless. Possibly annoying if with many... ;-)
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Moved
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Springtails
You can read about them here. Be sure to scroll down to the Remarks section for advice on dealing with springtails in the home.

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