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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha
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Swarm of larvae in a puddle
Copyright © 2009 Peter Bryant

Swarm of larvae in a puddle
Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
January 24, 2009

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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 8 February, 2009 - 7:55am
Last updated 14 March, 2009 - 7:33pm

Hypogastrura sp.
The blue ones. The white ones are possibly Proisotoma minuta.
… Frans Janssens, 18 March, 2009 - 7:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… John F. Carr, 14 March, 2009 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

springtails
What is the collective noun for springtails? Swarm? Cluster? Sproing?
… Kevin Hall, 8 February, 2009 - 8:39am login or register to post comments

 
Mass aggregation
is the term usually used to indicate a large cluster of springtails.
… Frans Janssens, 18 March, 2009 - 8:00am login or register to post comments

 
hmmm...
That certainly doesn't have the same panache as a crash of rhinoceroses or murder of crows. I vote for "sproing". If enough science folks start using it, it'd have to be accepted! Another possibility: a furcula of springtails. While not quite as catchy (or should I say kitschy) as "sproing", it would have the added advantage of educating folks about springtails more.
… Kevin Hall, 18 March, 2009 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

 
You have my vote!
Personally, I like "sproing" better... but "furcula" is definitely more educational. Thanks for the smile this morning!
… Harsi S. Parker, 18 March, 2009 - 11:08am login or register to post comments

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