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#Springtail

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Old photo but now with a completely different ID, Ptenothrix renateae, thanks to some kind people on iNaturalist. I read through the 1985 description of this species and am guessing it's the dorsal pattern that gives it away. #springtail #collembola #inaturalist #macro inaturalist.org/observations/8

iNaturalistPtenothrix renateaePtenothrix renateae from 1031 Palmers Mill Rd, Media, PA 19063, USA on February 9, 2017 at 12:33 PM by Colin Purrington

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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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?

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

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?