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Springtails - Ceratophysella
Copyright © 2010 Stephen Luk

Springtails - Ceratophysella
Backus Woods, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
October 4, 2010
Size: 0.8 mm
I think these are hypogastrurids. They are extremely abundant in fungi, and leap up in a shower of yellow specks when disturbed.

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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 8 October, 2010 - 8:53am
Last updated 18 October, 2010 - 4:53pm

Moved
Moved from Poduromorpha.
… Stephen Luk, 18 October, 2010 - 4:53pm

Ceratophysella sp.
Well done, Stephen.
… Frans Janssens, 15 October, 2010 - 12:34pm

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