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pale yellow springtail - Pseudosinella
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

pale yellow springtail - Pseudosinella
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 25, 2007
Size: ~1.5mm
Found under a potted plant in the house.

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Contributed by tom murray on 26 February, 2007 - 9:35am
Last updated 28 February, 2007 - 4:42pm

Moved
It moved around pretty good for a blind creature.
… tom murray, 28 February, 2007 - 4:42pm

 
Collembola have more eyes than you might think...
Even when they lack the lateral eye clusters, such as in thi specimen, Collembola have some 'redundant' frontal eyes burried deep in the tissues of the head capsule. Given the skin is transparant usch as in this case, the frontal eyes can still detect light. So this specimen might use this to decide in which direction it should move: towards or away from the lightsource.
… Frans Janssens, 28 February, 2007 - 5:15pm

Pseudosinella
Given the iridisation (caused by the scale cover), and lack of eyes.
… Frans Janssens, 27 February, 2007 - 9:07am

Eyeless?
Looks it might be one of the blind ones.
… Jim McClarin, 26 February, 2007 - 9:17pm

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