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Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - Springtail - ‘Snow flea’ - Hypogastrura harveyi
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Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - Springtail - ‘Snow flea’ - Hypogastrura harveyi
Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge, Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois, USA
January 12, 2021
Size: ~2-3mm
Blurry, but encouraging, and the most ‘dramatic’ springtail photo i’ve got yet. Furca (the forked appendage that propels springtails) is poised for action and anal sacks (which will help the springtail right itself on landing) are exposed

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Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - Springtail - ‘Snow flea’ - Hypogastrura harveyi Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - Springtail - ‘Snow flea’ - Hypogastrura harveyi
Contributed by Ryne Pavy on 12 January, 2021 - 11:53pm
Last updated 13 January, 2021 - 3:39pm

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