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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Isotomidae » Proisotominae » Folsomia » Folsomia candida
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Commercial topsoil springtail - Folsomia candida
Copyright © 2022 Ryne Pavy

Commercial topsoil springtail - Folsomia candida
Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
October 5, 2022
Size: 2.5mm
Folsomia sp (fused abdominal segments 4-6)? I decided to culture some commercial topsoil sold at a local store and these guys bloomed! Pretty curious about them and fingers crossed they’re not plain old F. candida ;)

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Contributed by Ryne Pavy on 5 October, 2022 - 11:53pm
Last updated 6 October, 2022 - 6:52pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 6 October, 2022 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Folsomia candida
;-)
Only F. candida can grow that large.
… Frans Janssens, 6 October, 2022 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Hahaha go figure ;)
Well I suppose you could say F. candida lives in my town then cause this topsoil gets used in yards frequently… neat!!
… Ryne Pavy, 6 October, 2022 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

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