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Pin head sized insect (nymph?) - Dicyrtomina minuta

Pin head sized insect (nymph?) - Dicyrtomina minuta
Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
January 14, 2013
Size: pin head
Found these all over my trash can and generator. Seem to come out on warm winter days.

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Pin head sized insect (nymph?) - Dicyrtomina minuta Pin head insect (nymph?) - Dicyrtomina minuta

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Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata
A typical winteractive Collembola.

not technically an insect...
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That looks like it. In the c
That looks like it. In the comments it was mentioned that the coloring is variable. I noticed that too in the various individuals I photographed.

BTW your image is better, thanks for the info.