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Entomobrya assuta
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Copyright © 2009
Lynn Bergen
bug -
Entomobrya assuta
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
August 18, 2009
Size: less then 1 mm
Found in a musty book.
Images of this individual:
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Contributed by
Lynn Bergen
on 19 August, 2009 - 10:41pm
Last updated 11 November, 2010 - 2:27pm
Moved
Moved from
Elongate-bodied Springtails
.
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Lynn Bergen
, 24 August, 2009 - 6:10am
Entomobrya assuta
A juvenile specimen.
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Frans Janssens
, 24 August, 2009 - 2:15am
Moved
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ID Request
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Lynn Bergen
, 20 August, 2009 - 6:17pm
Moved
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Barklice and Booklice
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Lynn Bergen
, 19 August, 2009 - 10:49pm
Some kind of springtail
Very cute! I know how tiny these are.
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Ashley Bradford
, 19 August, 2009 - 11:20pm
Not an expert, but
I would assume this is one of the Elongate-bodied Springtails, in the Order
Entomobryomorpha
. (as opposed to Globular Springtails, which have distinctly more rounded bodies)
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Dan Leeder
, 20 August, 2009 - 11:34am
I'm not an expert either,
but it's definitely elongate and not globular.
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Ashley Bradford
, 20 August, 2009 - 9:28pm
Possible Elongate-bodied Springtail - Thanks Ash and Dan
My first thought was it looked like a Springtail, but I didn't think one would be in a musty book so I crossed that idea off. It could have hitched a ride inside I guess.
It ran back and forth around the page, didn't seem to have a spring in his tail.
Looks a little like this one except this one is a lot larger:
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Lynn Bergen
, 20 August, 2009 - 11:35pm
From what I know...
They can exist virtually anywhere with moisture, so this little guy could have been eating mold in your musty book. According to
this
University of North Carolina website, there are 677 known species of springtails in the US alone, so I doubt bug guide has every species represented. The "spring tail" from which they get their name is kept under the abdomen, making it difficult to see, especially on such a small creature. The following image captures it well though:
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Dan Leeder
, 21 August, 2009 - 1:01am