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Springtail sampler - Sminthurides aquaticus
Copyright © 2010 Charley Eiseman

Springtail sampler - Sminthurides aquaticus
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 7, 2010
Size: Biggest ones ~2 mm

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Springtail sampler Springtail sampler - Isotomurus Springtail sampler - Sminthurides aquaticus Springtail sampler - Podura aquatica
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 12 April, 2010 - 2:43am
Last updated 27 April, 2010 - 10:49am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 April, 2010 - 10:49am

Isotomurus + Podura aquatica + Sminthurides aquaticus
Note the 'kissing' couple of Sminturides in the lower left corner. the male has 'grasping' antennae with which it holds on to the bases of the female's antennae as a kind of mating ritual.
… Frans Janssens, 12 April, 2010 - 3:27am

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