Collembola sp. - Hymenaphorura cocklei

Golden Snow Flea

In 1997 I was guiding on Bald Mountain in the Purcell Range west of Golden , Canada. In June of that year I observed numerous colonies of golden collembola dining on chlamydomonas nivealis in sun cups of a temporary (pink) snowfield. I had no camera but was able to study them with a pocket microscope and reversed binoculars.
The altitude was between 7200 - 7400 ft A bright sunny morning.
I also noted several grylloblatid spcs preying on the snow fleas.
I have been looking for some years for the most likely collembola sps and believe that Hymenophorura fit the closest, based on the pictures in your gallery. Great work gentlemen I will visit this site more often for resources on nivean biomes.

… ross mcgeachy, 27 February, 2017 - 9:57pm

Moved

Moved from Springtails and allies.

… Charley Eiseman, 22 February, 2010 - 8:50pm

Hymenaphorura cocklei

Aka the golden snowflea

I would appreciate receiving your permission to use your Collembola pictures as illustrations at collembola.org
Credits and copyrights will be provided for each picture used.

… Frans Janssens, 9 February, 2010 - 10:20am

re Collembola pictures

You have our permission.

… McIvor, 9 February, 2010 - 4:55pm

Thanks

Could you specify your initials so I can provide proper credits, pls?

… Frans Janssens, 10 February, 2010 - 5:25am