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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Onychiuroidea » Onychiuridae » Onychiurinae » Hymenaphorurini » Hymenaphorura » Golden Snow-flea (Hymenaphorura cocklei)
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Springtail mass - Hymenaphorura cocklei
Copyright © 2017 Graham Montgomery

Springtail mass - Hymenaphorura cocklei
Tiltill Valley-Wilma Lake trail, Yosemite NP, Tuolumne County, California, USA
June 29, 2017
Masses of bright yellow springtails along the trail in puddles formed by melting snow. Also a green variety forming separate clumps - when placed next to each other, the color difference was striking, with the green springtails being easily mistakable for duckweed.
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 5 July, 2017 - 11:36pm
Last updated 6 July, 2017 - 10:44am

Very cool
Thanks for the ID, Frans! Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Graham Montgomery, 6 July, 2017 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

Hymenaphorura cocklei
Famous for its mass aggregations!
… Frans Janssens, 6 July, 2017 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

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