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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Globular Springtails (Symphypleona) » Dicyrtomidae » Ptenothricinae » Ptenothrix » Ptenothrix atra
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Collembola - Ptenothrix atra
Copyright © 2009 Scott Justis

Collembola - Ptenothrix atra
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
March 21, 2009
Size: ~0.50mm (probably less)
Looks like an immature. Found near false honey ant ground nest. Used Canon 40D with MP-E65mm macro lens at 5x with 68mm of extension tubes for the images.

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Contributed by Scott Justis on 23 March, 2009 - 12:53pm
Last updated 24 March, 2009 - 10:21am

Striking color....
...absolutely ADORABLE bug...and amazing shot, as always. Thanks for searching for these tiny creatures and posting such exquisite photos.
… Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, 24 March, 2009 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Scott Justis, 24 March, 2009 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

Ptenothrix atra
A juvenile instar. One of the first instars after hatching from the egg.
… Frans Janssens, 24 March, 2009 - 5:55am login or register to post comments

 
These images...
were taken in an area where I found the most Ptenothrix atra. Some mites were nearby and they were bigger!
… Scott Justis, 24 March, 2009 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

Do these
things molt through stages? Are there juvenile forms in other words? And 68 damn mm of extension. Jeesh.
… Herschel Raney, 23 March, 2009 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

 
From what...
I've read, some species molt as much as 100 times in their lifespan. There are immature or juvenile forms, but I have mostly seen adults. This one could be an adult for all I know and 68mm Kenko tubes brought this tiny individual in really good. Of course, These were shot at f/4.5, so I didn't have much DOF to work with.

Had to take a lot of images to get these few good ones.
… Scott Justis, 23 March, 2009 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
I have
To take a lot of images to get good shots of 30mm robbers, so still, nice work.
… Herschel Raney, 23 March, 2009 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Herschel
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… Scott Justis, 23 March, 2009 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

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