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Photo#1628811
Photobombing arthropod
Copyright © 2019 Emile

Photobombing arthropod
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, USA
January 18, 2019
Size: ~~ 2 mm
I photographed these minute yellow beads after it rained.
They appear to be yellow spot fungi (Nectria peziza).
I hadn't noticed the fauna until I looked at the image on a monitor.

Is the segmented creature on the left a beetle larva ?
It reminds me of some leaf beetle larva, but habitat (terrestrial wet (decaying) plant debris) and time of year (January) don't make sense ...

I have posted the springtails separately.

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Contributed by Emile on 21 January, 2019 - 6:32pm
Last updated 14 February, 2020 - 12:41pm

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Maybe a carabid? I don't think there's enough of it visible for a better ID.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 February, 2020 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your input, Charley.
Carabid larva makes sense.
… Emile, 14 February, 2020 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

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