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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Hypogastruridae
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Another purple Springtail party.
Copyright © 2012 Emile

Another purple Springtail party.
Madrona Marsh Preserve, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
December 23, 2010
Size: ~~ 2 mm
This was a humongous party, with thousands floating on a number of rain puddles.
Some Argentine Ants tried to walk on this moving mass; without much success ...

They look a bit different from Ballistura, and were partying during a different time of the year.
Are these Poduromorphans ?

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Another purple Springtail party. Another purple Springtail party.
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Contributed by Emile on 26 January, 2012 - 12:58am
Last updated 28 January, 2012 - 7:10pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 January, 2012 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

Hypogastruridae
Hypogastrura (often deep blue) or Ceratophysella (blue/red/brown/yellow). Both genera are famous for mass aggregations.
Pinkish-purplish ones could be Brachystomellidae: Brachystomella.
Note there is 1 isotomid specimen (the grey one to the left).
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