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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Onychiuroidea » Onychiuridae » Onychiurinae » Hymenaphorurini » Hymenaphorura » Golden Snow-flea (Hymenaphorura cocklei)
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What is it? - Hymenaphorura cocklei
Copyright © 2008 Patricia hampel

What is it? - Hymenaphorura cocklei
Stevenson, Columbia river gorge., Washington, USA
December 28, 2008
Size: about 1/16 of an inch
It has been 22 degrees at my place for about a week with lots of snow. A few days ago it warmed up a bit and started to rain. I looked outside today and noticed these tiny yellow grub-like things floating and dancing in a very cold ice puddle. They are probably common but I was just curious as to what they were. Thanks :)

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Contributed by Patricia hampel on 28 December, 2008 - 4:26pm
Last updated 29 December, 2008 - 1:38pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… john and jane balaban, 29 December, 2008 - 9:38am login or register to post comments

Hymenaphorura cocklei
Indeed, I agree with John, the yellow ones are Onychiuridae.
The dark one is Hypogastruridae. Possibly Ceratophysella.

Patricia, I would appreciate receiving your permission to use your Collembola picture(s) as illustrations at collembola.org
Credits and copyrights will be provided for each picture used.
Thanks in advance.

BTW, are you sure about the date? 1969?
… Frans Janssens, 29 December, 2008 - 4:53am login or register to post comments

 
pictures.
Sure you can use my pictures and I am not sure why the date is so off. I took the pictures December28 2008.
… Patricia hampel, 29 December, 2008 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
for your kind permission. Best wishes for 2009!
… Frans Janssens, 30 December, 2008 - 3:22am login or register to post comments

 
date
I corrected the date for you.
… John Davis, 29 December, 2008 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Date.
Thank you for correcting that John.
… Patricia hampel, 29 December, 2008 - 1:51pm login or register to post comments

ID
I have been seeing thousands of them also. A few years back I was told that this was Onychiurus cocklei, but don't know if that is still correct.
… John Davis, 28 December, 2008 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Stevenson?
Wow.... you live in Stevenson too? COOL!
… Patricia hampel, 28 December, 2008 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Springtails
Thanks for the reply :) I am pretty sure they are Hypogastruridae or springtails.
… Patricia hampel, 28 December, 2008 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

springtails
(possibly, Hypogastruridae)
… v belov, 28 December, 2008 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Springtails
I think you are right. In all the pictures I looked at of springtails i just never saw any that were so yellow. Thanks for your reply.
… Patricia hampel, 28 December, 2008 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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