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Guerric HachéA twofer! A springtail (probably a juvenile Ptenothrix), riding on the back of a weevil (Sthereus horridus). I often find springtails riding other animals. <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/weevil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weevil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beetle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beetle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sthereus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sthereus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ptenothrix?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ptenothrix</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/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inaturalist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vancouver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a>

Guerric HachéOrchesella villosa is one of my favourite springtails! They're quite large (up to 4-5mm or so) and very fuzzy looking. <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/orchesella?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#orchesella</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/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</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/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inaturalist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vancouver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a>

Guerric HachéA little silver springtail, probably Lepidocyrtus.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collembola</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lepidocyrtus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lepidocyrtus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arthropod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/britishcolumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a>

myrmepropagandistI never knew that a <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> 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! <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SpringtailSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpringtailSunday</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/@frankashwood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@frankashwood</a> looook!(pics by pita_gooora, iNaturalist: <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155612427" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155612427</a>)<a href="https://www.tumblr.com/patheticmosasaur1/762498983400701952/todays-invertebratetemeritas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tumblr.com/patheticmosasaur1/762498983400701952/todays-invertebratetemeritas</a>

Guerric HachéA springtail of the genus Morulina, feeding on some slime mold! <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/morulina?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#morulina</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/slimemold?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#slimemold</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/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</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/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inaturalist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vancouver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a>

treefulSaw 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 (<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200707284" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200707284</a>)Also, these springtails were still alive and moving (a bit, slowly). Maybe it's just a funky springtail hairdo?<a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fungi</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/FungiFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FungiFriday</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropods</a>

Guerric HachéI find these tiny isotomid springtails adorable and fascinating. <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/arthropod?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bug?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</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/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inaturalist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a>

HansA 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 href="https://mas.to/tags/lichensubscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lichensubscribe</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mosstodon</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/closeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closeup</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a>

Pollinators<a href="https://mefi.social/@MissConstrue" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MissConstrue</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/@BroadforkForVictory" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BroadforkForVictory</a>. Congratulations on the isopods and springtails successes. The hugelkultur is going to get a running start with their contribution to balanced decomposition. Thank you for holding the runoff on the land to help build the soil. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/isopod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#isopod</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/Springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Springtail</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/compost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#compost</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/hugelkultur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hugelkultur</a>.

Colin PurringtonI think this is a female of the slender springtail species I showed yesterday, Entomobrya atrocincta, but grateful for corrections. Objects on left are mosquito eggs (Culex?). <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/arthropod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collembola</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a>

Colin PurringtonI found some mosquito egg rafts to photograph today but was instantly distracted by the springtails. I think this might be a male Entomobrya atrocincta. Found females, too (species is dimorphic). <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/arthropod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collembola</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eggs</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rafting</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a>

Jonny ClarkLots of <a href="https://birds.town/tags/tiny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tiny</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/baby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baby</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/CommonFrogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommonFrogs</a> emerging from the ponds at <a href="https://birds.town/tags/WWTCastleEspie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WWTCastleEspie</a> today. This one was about 1cm long and had a <a href="https://birds.town/tags/Springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Springtail</a> on its head! 🔍<a href="https://birds.town/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/amphibian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amphibian</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/frog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frog</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/young" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#young</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/immature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#immature</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/pondlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pondlife</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/freshwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freshwater</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wwt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wwt</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wetlands</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/WetlandsConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WetlandsConservation</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/CountyDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CountyDown</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthernIreland</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://birds.town/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a>

Frank AshwoodThe votes have been counted and the winner of NZ Bug of the Year 2024 is... Kahukura / the New Zealand Red Admiral butterfly!More info: <a href="https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/</a>I'm getting in early with a soil animal nominee suggestion for 2025's contest: New Zealand's endemic GIANT SPRINGTAIL! Just look at this natural-born winner! <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Collembola</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bug</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Springtail</a>

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