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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola)
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Parasite in florida?
Copyright © 2022 Jason J.

Parasite in florida?
Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
June 11, 2022
Same species, but out of the water. What is this?

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Parasite in florida? Parasite in florida? Parasite in florida?
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Contributed by Jason J. on 11 June, 2022 - 1:19pm
Last updated 9 August, 2022 - 2:42pm

Springtail
Maybe something in this neighborhood:



Perfectly harmless. :)

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 June, 2022 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Not if I'm passing them, and
Not if I'm passing them, and I am.
… Jason J., 11 June, 2022 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Well, I don't know what else it might be.
Perhaps others will have suggestions.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 June, 2022 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
I appreciate it. Possible tha
I appreciate it. Possible that it is associated or host to parasites if it isn't itself one?
… Jason J., 11 June, 2022 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

 
If it is a springtail (and I really think it is)...
...then it is neither parasitic nor associated with parasites. They are, as I said, perfectly harmless. Are you certain that you're passing these critters, and that they were not already present in the area? Springtails are attracted to moisture in the environment.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 June, 2022 - 2:27pm login or register to post comments

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