Another day, another Dicyrtomina saundersi, and one of the easiest springtails to photograph. While they're not often as robustly coloured as D. ornata, they do look rather similar, apart from the barred pattern on their rumps, which D. ornata don't have. #springtail #macro #soil #soilanimal

I’ve decided for no reason, that Tuesday should be ‘make a mite your mate’ day. So here is a photo of Euzetes globulus, a very common oribatid mite. Can’t believe some people hate them. They’re amazing. #mite #soil #soilanimal #uk

Happy Saturday to everyone. Here is a lovely and super-friendly Dicyrtoma fusca… #springtail #collembola #soil #soilanimal #macro #macrophotography

This is such a stunning animal- a very common Novakatianna species of springtail from New Zealand and a species that I always try to photograph when I see it.

#springtail #collembola #newzealand #cute #soil #soilanimal

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

This beauty is Ptenothrix atra, a rare UK springtail that I luckily found in some woodland on the Cleveland way in North Yorkshire a couple of days ago. Very happy to have seen this species again… #springtail #collembola #macro #macrophotography #yorkshire #soil #soilanimal

Just a cute D. minuta springtail for a windy Saturday evening. Did you know that springtails have been found in atmospheric samples thousands of metres up? Bon voyage to all my springtail friends today, and enjoy your blown away holiday... #springtail #collembola #soil #soilanimal #macro

Getting ready for World Soil Day tomorrow, the 5th December. So here’s a pre-celebratory springtail, an amazing colour variant of Dicyrtoma fusca, a common but super cool UK springtail. #springtail #collembola #soil #soilanimal #UK #macro #worldsoilday #macrophotography

The tropics of Australia have many wonderful springtails, like this Pseudachorutes species. It really is this blue and plush. Just ridiculous. #springtail #collembola #soilanimal #australia #tropics #rainforest

A lovely Dicyrtomina ornata springtail from Somerset in the UK showing off its crazy colours. These guys are around 1mm big and just an utter delight in every way. I love them more than anything. Springtails really are the best…! #springtail #collembola #macro #soil #soilanimal