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#Springtail

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myrmepropagandist

I never knew that a #springtail could have antennae like these! I just saw this little one over on tumbr and I'm amazed. This one is from the genus Temeritas, spotted in Japan.

It looks like a berry with two cat whiskers stuck in it. Amazing creature! #SpringtailSunday

@frankashwood looook!

(pics by pita_gooora, iNaturalist: inaturalist.org/observations/1)

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globular springtail. It's a tiny insect of the leaf litter. Dark burgundy and very round with a spherical matte body covered in fine, dull orange setae. The head is pear-shaped with two tiny black eyes near the top. The most remarkable feature are the long, long antennae. They are at least three times the length of the body of the tiny arthropod. They are curved and spread out wide. The base of the slender antennae are striped in deep brown and white the long ends are just white. Although very delicate, they are also textured with fine hairs if your look closely.
Another view of the same springtail. This time with a green background. Only part of the creature is in focus because it's so tiny.
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treeful

Saw these springtails sheltering under a mushroom. By chance I noticed that they seem to be infected with a fungus as well. Each has a few threads emerging from it- on their backs, heads, and antennae.

I was shown some pics of springtails infected with a different sort of fungus (inaturalist.org/observations/2)

Also, these springtails were still alive and moving (a bit, slowly). Maybe it's just a funky springtail hairdo?

The stem of a large mushroom, its gills overhead. On the stem are four small springtails, each with several branching hair-like threads emerging from their backs.
#nature#naturephotography#macro
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Patrick Chadwick
Here 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.

#springtail #globularspringtail #nature #wildlife #ecology #water #surfacetension #floating #cleaning #selfcare #biodiversity #animal #arthropod #scotland #soilanimal #cuteanimals
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Hans

A close-up of a clump of various mosses on the ground.
The close-up shows that there is a lot to see in the moss.
On the left you can see a grey cup-shaped part (podetium) of a hidden lichen, on the right a round brown fruiting body (apothecium) with a white rim from another hidden lichen.
And have you seen the many small dark springtails in the moss?

A close-up of a clump of various mosses on the ground. The close-up shows that there is a lot to see in the moss. On the left is a grey cup-shaped part (podetium) of a hidden lichen, on the right a round brown fruiting body (apothecium) with a white rim from another hidden lichen. There are many small dark springtails in the moss. The moss is surrounded by brown, dry leaves and two dark grey small twigs.
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