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springtail - Hydroisotoma schaefferi
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

springtail - Hydroisotoma schaefferi
Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
January 6, 2007
Size: 1.4mm
Found under bark.
Contributed by tom murray on 6 January, 2007 - 7:20pm
Last updated 23 December, 2010 - 7:02am

Moved
Moved from Isotomidae.
… tom murray, 7 February, 2007 - 7:54am

Hydroisotoma schaefferi
Hi Tom. This specimen compares well with your recent pictures. It looks like a juvenile H. schaefferi.
… Frans Janssens, 7 February, 2007 - 6:34am

Moved
The green background does work better for these tiny species. Thanks Frans.
… tom murray, 7 January, 2007 - 5:59am

Moved
Moved from Entomobryidae.
… tom murray, 6 January, 2007 - 7:21pm

 
Isotomidae
Good move, Tom ;-)
… Frans Janssens, 7 January, 2007 - 4:53am

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