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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Orchesellinae » Orchesella » Orchesella villosa
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Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) - Orchesella villosa
Copyright © 2010 Marcia A. Sessions

Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) - Orchesella villosa
Greenville, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
September 18, 2010
Size: ~ 3/16"
I saw this zipping across the top of the water in the birdbath in my yard. When I approached, I got one photo of it before it zipped over to the side, where I took another one.
It didn't fully leave the water surface. Very small.
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Contributed by Marcia A. Sessions on 18 September, 2010 - 8:29pm
Last updated 7 October, 2010 - 11:21pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 October, 2010 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

Orchesella villosa
Not a water bug, it does not belong on the water surface. Was probably trapped in the birdbath by accident. It is a typical dweller of the surface litter layer.
… Frans Janssens, 7 October, 2010 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

 
Orchesella villosa
Thank you for clarifying this. The second photo shows that it has made it to the side of the birdbath, so I'm hoping it was able to crawl away. Had I known it was not a water bug, I would have taken a leaf and given it a lift out of the water and down to the leaves around the bird bath. Seems like it made it on its own.
… Marcia A. Sessions, 7 October, 2010 - 11:26pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 October, 2010 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

it's a Springtail
I'd hate to try to guess any further though. I really don't know them personally. That's an interesting looking one.
… Andrew Williams, 18 September, 2010 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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