Macro photograph of an elongate springtail in garden leaf-litter.
An "elongate" springtail in garden leaf-litter this morning, just a few millimetres long. #staffs #collembola #mesofauna
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Macro photograph of a globular springtail and an elongate springtail in garden leaf-litter.
I was photographing a globular springtail (Dicyrtomina saundersi) in the garden, when a juvenile "elongate" springtail came scurrying into view. Remarkably, they're both reasonably in focus with this single shot. Two for the price of one! #collembola #mesofauna #macro #photograph
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Composite photograph of globular springtails found in a Staffordshire garden.
A selection of globular springtails found under fallen leaves on our garden lawn this morning. A Dicyrtomina species at the bottom and Sminthurinus aureus (dark form) and S. elegans at the top. #collembola #mesofauna #Staffs #macro #photography
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Macro photograph of the globular springtail Dicyrtomina saundersi.
The globular springtail Dicyrtomina saundersi in our #Staffs garden this morning. Between 1-2 mm long. #collembola #mesofauna #macro #photography
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Macro photograph of a globular springtail in a Staffordshire garden.
The globular springtail Sminthurinus aureus (dark form) in the garden this morning. Very small (< 1 mm). #Staffs #collembola #springtail #LeafLitter #mesofauna #macro #photography
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Macro photograph of the globular springtail Sminthurinus elegans.
A globular springtail - Sminthurinus elegans - under a fallen Beech leaf in the garden this morning. I'm a bit out of practice photographing things this small (~0.5mm) but will improve as the damper weather progresses! #collembola #mesofauna #macro #photography #Staffs
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Some of my critters in their 13 litre enclosure.
#microfauna #mesofauna #armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #springtail #soilmite
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One from my garden springtail hunt this morning, a little Katiannid about 1mm long. This is one of the "novel" species that AFAIK, have not been properly classified yet. Taken at about x7 magnification and then cropped quite a bit! #Staffs #macro #photography #collembola #mesofauna
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A large, slightly translucent, reflective springtail of the family Isotomidae. It is sat in a clear plastic container.
UK Springtail People!
Anyone recognise this Isotomid? Quite large at around 2.0 - 2.5mm or so, collected from a large patch of leaf litter. I didn't see if there was a furca or not, but I didn't see any springing from it, so perhaps not?
#springtail #springtails #mesofauna #ukwildlife #collembola🧪🪲
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A macro photograph of a globular springtail, taken in our Staffordshire garden. Two separate images (one focused on head and one on abdomen) to get a greater DoF. A twin-light flash used for illumination.
Went looking for globular springtails in garden leaf-litter this morning. Just found this one Dicyrtomina species, about 1mm long. #macro #photography #Staffs #garden #collembola #mesofauna
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Macro photograph of a tiny globular springtail (about 1mm long) taken in our Staffordshire garden this morning.
Leaves stuck to the lawn with frost in our garden this morning, but worth gently removing and looking underneath for invertebrates. Found this tiny (~1mm) globular spring under one; looks like one of the "novel" Katiannids - a very dark form. #macro #photograph #Collembola #mesofauna #Staffs
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In the UK, we have one eurypauropod, Trachypauropus britannicus, a sclerotised and flattened type of pauropod. Pauropods are a sister group of the millipedes and centipedes, and are cute, tiny and have bifurcated antennae, unique for any animal with antennae. #soil #cute #mesofauna #soilanimal
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This is a tiny, 0.2mm mite nymph, struggling to get through a world of fungal hyphae. Life’s like that sometimes. Mites at this stage of development only have six legs and will go though another stage where it gains an extra set of legs. Which is cool. #mite #soil #macro #mesofauna #fungi
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Macro photograph of a globular springtail in our Staffordshire garden. Taken with the Canon MP-E lens set to x5 + 1.4x tele-extender and Twin-Lite flash.
Springtail hunt in our #Staffs garden this morning. Photographed this globular springtail (Dicyrtomina species) that was on the underside of a fallen leaf. About 1.5mm long. #macro #photography #Collembola #mesofauna
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Two tiny aquatic springtails by our garden pond in Staffordshire.
In the colder/wetter months, I spend lots of time photographing springtails. These two aquatic species (Sminthurides aquaticus) were grazing on algae by our garden pond. They're small (less than 2mm long) and easily overlooked! #macro #photography #springtails #collembola #mesofauna
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