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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Entomobryoidea » Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae) » Entomobryinae » Entomobrya » Entomobrya atrocincta
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Molting Springtail - Entomobrya atrocincta - female
Copyright © 2012 Josh D. Kouri

Molting Springtail - Entomobrya atrocincta - Female
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
February 22, 2012
Size: ~2.5mm
A few days ago I found a pair of E. atrocincta springtails under a log. I took a few photos and then started to move on. But then I saw the female lean forward and tuck her head underneath her abdomen. She pushed forward and literally jumped out of her skin! She spent a few minutes working her way completely free, then a few more stretching her legs and antennae.

Here's a video of the process.

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Molting Springtail - Entomobrya atrocincta - female Molting Springtail - Entomobrya atrocincta - female Molting Springtail - Entomobrya atrocincta - female Molting Springtail - Entomobrya atrocincta - female
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Contributed by Josh D. Kouri on 27 February, 2012 - 10:08pm
Last updated 2 February, 2016 - 6:48pm

Moved
Moved from Entomobrya nr nigrocincta.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 February, 2016 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Entomobrya atrocincta forma nigrocincta.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 September, 2015 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Entomobrya atrocincta.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 June, 2014 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

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