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Isotomurus? - Isotomurus palustris
Copyright © 2010 Domingo Zungri

Isotomurus? - Isotomurus palustris
Roseville, Placer County, California, USA
February 8, 2010
Size: 2 mm
Notice the slight difference in the coloration of the posterior in these two images. A shifting of contents in the hindgut?

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Isotomurus? - Isotomurus palustris Isotomurus? - Isotomurus palustris
Contributed by Domingo Zungri on 8 February, 2010 - 10:56pm
Last updated 9 February, 2010 - 8:35pm

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Domingo Zungri, 9 February, 2010 - 8:35pm

Isotomurus palustris
You are a keen observer, Domingo. Indeed in the latter picture a faecal pellet is in the making ;-)
… Frans Janssens, 9 February, 2010 - 10:30am

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