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Tiny opalescent springtails - Lepidocyrtus
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Tiny opalescent springtails - Lepidocyrtus
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
November 1, 2006
Size: well under 1mm
zoomed in on individual in "micro-habitat" image

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 20 November, 2006 - 7:48pm
Last updated 21 November, 2006 - 8:45pm

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Jim McClarin, 21 November, 2006 - 8:45pm

Love this photo
Looks like a cute little being in a cave. Huh, guess it is.
… Ron Hemberger, 20 November, 2006 - 9:12pm

 
Lepidocyrtus
Hi Ron. Its close relative, Pseudosinella, is more adapted to live in caves: it lost all of its eyes...
… Frans Janssens, 21 November, 2006 - 9:43am

 
Interesting, Frans
Maybe I saw a picture somewhere along the line, triggering my response to this post.
… Ron Hemberger, 21 November, 2006 - 10:16am

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