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Glittery springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus
Copyright © 2011 Charley Eiseman

Glittery springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus
Butter Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 17, 2011
Size: 2 mm
This springtail was floating on a puddle, being blown around by the wind, jumping once in a while and occasionally coming to rest on objects in the puddle.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 17 April, 2011 - 8:55pm
Last updated 18 April, 2011 - 6:05am

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 April, 2011 - 6:05am

Lepidocyrtus paradoxus
… Frans Janssens, 18 April, 2011 - 4:08am

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