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Aquatic springtail
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Aquatic springtail
Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
July 12, 2009
Size: 3 mm (approx.)
It was on the surface of a small pond (fishless but full of frogs and predatory insects). It jumped across the surface of the water.

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Contributed by John F. Carr on 15 July, 2009 - 8:57pm
Last updated 16 July, 2009 - 6:48am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… John F. Carr, 16 July, 2009 - 6:48am

Entomobryidae
Not a typical aquatic springtail. It got probably lost in a jump and happened to land on the water surface by accident.
… Frans Janssens, 16 July, 2009 - 2:15am

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