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Springtails - Hypogastrura

Springtails - Hypogastrura
Ferguson Forest, Kemptville, Ontario, Canada
April 6, 2012
There was a large aggregation of springtails on a log emerging from the water of a vernal pool in the forest. I was wondering about the green springtails (?) in the midst of the the larger concentration of black ones. Or are they perhaps not springtails at all?

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Hypogastrura sp.
The greenish ones with middorsal stripe belong to a different family: Isotomidae. Probably Isotomurus sp. else Desoria sp.

 
Springtail ID
I am very grateful for your help with the identification of these springtails, and for letting me know that the green ones are indeed a different family. Thank you.

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