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Globular Springtail - Sminthurus fitchi
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Globular Springtail - Sminthurus fitchi
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 3, 2007
Size: 1.2mm

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Globular Springtail - Sminthurus fitchi Globular Springtail - Sminthurus fitchi Globular Springtail - Sminthurus fitchi
Contributed by tom murray on 3 October, 2007 - 9:12pm
Last updated 4 October, 2007 - 8:40pm

Thanks Frans
Another new species for the guide. I seem to keep finding a lot more juveniles than adults. The adults are easier to work with since they're bigger:-)
… tom murray, 4 October, 2007 - 8:40pm

Sminthurus fitchi
Juvenile specimen.
Adults can grow up to 2.2 mm.
… Frans Janssens, 4 October, 2007 - 8:47am

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