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Globular Springtail - Pseudobourletiella spinata - female
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Globular Springtail - Pseudobourletiella spinata - Female
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 13, 2008
Size: 2mm

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Globular Springtail - Pseudobourletiella spinata - female Globular Springtail - Pseudobourletiella spinata - female
Contributed by tom murray on 15 June, 2008 - 11:18am
Last updated 17 June, 2008 - 5:07am

Frans
Thanks for the info. These 2 larger ones are probably females, going by size.
… tom murray, 16 June, 2008 - 9:21am

 
Indeed.
They are. Since I cannot see the male dorsal organ (the spines on abdominal segment 6).
… Frans Janssens, 17 June, 2008 - 12:46am

Pseudobourletiella spinata
Indeed.
Specimens smaller then 1.6 mm could be males.
Specimens larger then 1.6 mm (up to 2.3 mm) are commonly females.
… Frans Janssens, 16 June, 2008 - 7:35am

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