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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Hypogastruridae
Photo#382122
Unknown bug.
Copyright © 2010 MeBear

Unknown bug.
Porter County, Indiana, USA
April 4, 2010
Size: Less than 1mm.
Millions of these bugs at the edge of my driveway.
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Contributed by MeBear on 5 April, 2010 - 7:11am
Last updated 29 April, 2010 - 9:13am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 April, 2010 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

Hypogastruridae ...
are famous for their mass aggregations. They will disappear as sudden as they pop-up.
… Frans Janssens, 29 April, 2010 - 2:33am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 28 April, 2010 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

They are springtails of Class Collembola
You can check them out here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/258362/bgpage
They aren't dangerous and can been seen in large congregations like this. Someone more familiar with them can probably tell you more.
… Mandy Howe, 5 April, 2010 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

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