An extreme close-up photo of a dark weevil with bronze highlights on its pronotum and distal leg segments. A much smaller, pale reddish springtail, a globular-shaped animal similar to an insect, is riding on the weevil's back.

Another extreme close-up photo of a dark weevil with bronze highlights on its pronotum and distal leg segments; the weevil is partly out of focus. A much smaller, pale reddish springtail, a globular-shaped animal similar to an insect, is riding on the weevil's back. Bright sunlight is illuminating the pair from behind.

A twofer! A springtail (probably a juvenile Ptenothrix), riding on the back of a weevil (Sthereus horridus). I often find springtails riding other animals.

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