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Photo#2127817
Small Insect

Small Insect
Rock Port, MO, Atchison County, Missouri, USA
June 10, 2021
Size: .5mm
Found a few of these small insects crawling around my plant containers. The image is from a video capture on a pock microscope at 50x magnification.

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.

ID has been given and the image isn't needed for the Guide. It will be visible here for at least 30 days before being removed by the system.

Entomobryomorpha
Entomobryomorpha

A springtail
It's a hexapod but not, strictly speaking, an insect. You can read about them here. Be sure to scroll down to the Remarks section for advice on dealing with springtails in and around the home.

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