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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Dicyrtomidae » Dicyrtominae » Dicyrtomina » Dicyrtomina minuta » forma ornata (Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata)
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Collembola - Dicyrtomina minuta
Copyright © 2008 Scott Justis

Collembola - Dicyrtomina minuta
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
November 2, 2008
Size: ~1.5mm
What is the large bulge under the throat?

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 23 November, 2008 - 1:51pm
Last updated 15 December, 2010 - 7:39pm

Moved
Moved from Dicyrtomina ornata.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 December, 2010 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Globular Springtails.
… Scott Justis, 24 November, 2008 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

Dicyrtomina cf. ornata
That 'bulge' is the famous collophore of Collembola. The unique organ the name Collembola is derived from. Collophore means 'glue-bearer'.
Collembola means 'glue-stick'.
In the early days of Collembology researchers assumed that that organ was a kind of stick that produced glue with which the specimens could be anchored against a smooth surface (e.g. glass).
… Frans Janssens, 24 November, 2008 - 4:10am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the explanation....
These are indeed very interesting creatures!
… Scott Justis, 24 November, 2008 - 8:20am login or register to post comments

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