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Helophilus sp. ovipositing - Helophilus fasciatus Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Size: ~7mm without tube
6 of 8 images of this specimen.
One more image of a 2-day-old larva, showing overall body shape, including small "prolegs" that the larva seems to use to help it move around. The "prolegs" were barely more than bumps along the bottom [ventral side] of the larva, which is facing up in the photo.
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Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Inn at Afton, Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
October 9, 2011
4 of 4 images of this specimen.
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Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Inn at Afton, Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
October 9, 2011
3 of 4 images of this specimen.
Wondering what that hump is for...
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Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Inn at Afton, Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
October 9, 2011
2 of 4 images of this specimen.
It was so shiny that, to my unaided eye, it appeared to have a light stripe running down its back.
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Humpbacked Springtail - Lepidocyrtus paradoxus Inn at Afton, Rockfish Gap, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
October 9, 2011
1 of 4 images of this specimen.
I had no idea what this tiny thing was as I was photographing it, but thought maybe some sort of Heteroptera, based on the 4-section antennae. Loved the colors. When I got it on my computer screen, I noticed the legs, the little hairs, its cylindrical shape, and the eyes. A wild guess and search for "humpbacked springtail" brought me directly here. :) What a fun find!
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smooth-as-glass beetle(?) - Hydrocanthus paoli, orange County, Indiana, USA
October 11, 2011
Size: maybe 2.5-3mm
4 of 4 images of this specimen.
immature(i guess) shown in lower left of group photo. there were some smaller ones with the 'adults'.
Contributed by nathan pate on 11 October, 2011 - 5:23pm |
Helophilus sp. ovipositing - Helophilus fasciatus Louisa County, Iowa, USA
Size: ~7mm without tube
5 of 8 images of this specimen.
Another photo of the 2-day-old larva. I include this image because you can tell that the loops in the larva are the retracted portions of its breathing tubes. Also you can see 3-4 silvery "lumps" inside the animal, in the lower right of the image...sorry to be so unscientific but I have no idea what the lumps are!
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smooth-as-glass beetle(?) - Hydrocanthus paoli, orange County, Indiana, USA
October 11, 2011
Size: maybe 2.5-3mm
3 of 4 images of this specimen.
Contributed by nathan pate on 11 October, 2011 - 5:22pm |
smooth-as-glass beetle(?) - Hydrocanthus paoli, orange County, Indiana, USA
October 11, 2011
Size: maybe 2.5-3mm
2 of 4 images of this specimen.
Contributed by nathan pate on 11 October, 2011 - 5:21pm |
smooth-as-glass beetle(?) - Hydrocanthus paoli, orange County, Indiana, USA
October 11, 2011
Size: maybe 2.5-3mm
1 of 4 images of this specimen.
found under a board which was buried in mud at edge of marsh.
Contributed by nathan pate on 11 October, 2011 - 5:21pm |
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