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Springtail - Entomobrya nivalis
Copyright © 2010 Stephen Luk

Springtail - Entomobrya nivalis
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
August 18, 2010
Size: 1 mm
Alaska data point. Found on a windowsill in a restaurant.
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 17 September, 2010 - 12:35pm
Last updated 28 September, 2010 - 10:01am

Corrected, thanks.
I don't know the springtails well at all. This one's new to me.
… Stephen Luk, 28 September, 2010 - 10:01am

Entomobrya nivalis
Not Willowsia nigromaculata...
… Frans Janssens, 28 September, 2010 - 9:52am

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