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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Hypogastruridae » Ceratophysella
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Insects clustered on puddle surfaces - Ceratophysella
Copyright © 2007 James Mayer

Insects clustered on puddle surfaces - Ceratophysella
Tannersville, Greene County, New York, USA
January 8, 2007
Size: approx. 1/32"
Red/brown clusteres of insects on puddles in Fall and early Winter
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Contributed by James Mayer on 21 January, 2007 - 9:37am
Last updated 12 February, 2008 - 6:26am

Moved
Moved from Elongate-bodied Springtails.
… Jim McClarin, 12 February, 2008 - 6:26am login or register to post comments

Ceratophysella sp.
Family = Hypogastruridae.
… Frans Janssens, 12 February, 2008 - 5:07am login or register to post comments

I'd love to see one of those little guys
blown up to 2-3 inches long :-) I know I'm just dreamin' but if it's a high-megapixel camera, maybe you could crop around some that are in good focus and add that photo. They might be further IDable.
… Jim McClarin, 21 January, 2007 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

Springtails
I have no clue what kind (well, probably Elongate-Bodied- but that's not narrowing it down much), but springtails are known to like congregating on water surfaces in this way, and the small size suggests the same ID.
… Chuck Entz, 21 January, 2007 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

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