Patrick ChadwickHere is a globular springtail (around 2 or 3mm in size) floating on water and cleaning themselves with a water droplet. They use the water droplet to clean but also to moisten their skin as a way to retain water. As they are so small, losing too much water from their body is a danger. They are often found in damp and moist environments. This one was filmed in my garden a couple of days ago on a barrel which had filmed with rainwater. <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/springtail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/globularspringtail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#globularspringtail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ecology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/water?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/surfacetension?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surfacetension</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/floating?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#floating</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cleaning?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cleaning</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/selfcare?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfcare</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/biodiversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#animal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arthropod?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/scotland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scotland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/soilanimal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#soilanimal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cuteanimals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cuteanimals</a>