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neville park<p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/HotSpringtailSummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotSpringtailSummer</span></a> is back. globular springtails dancing on a leaf in the garden</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collembola</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Symphypleona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Symphypleona</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New springtail from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brazil</span></a> just sprang in:</p><p>Adisianus pinheadi</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1B1DB82E-F40F-0F18-7CB9-93C43377FD70" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/1B1DB82</span><span class="invisible">E-F40F-0F18-7CB9-93C43377FD70</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.3.10" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5632.</span><span class="invisible">3.10</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Zootaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zootaxa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AdisianusPinheadi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdisianusPinheadi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collembola</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a></p>
neville park<p>I almost forgot it was <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MiteMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiteMonday</span></a>! From under one of my reliable dead logs just a few days ago, a mesostig with its prey, a tiny white springtail; a slug for scale; and a smaller, paler mesostig crossing paths with another springtail (which it did not try to eat). </p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyMitePic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyMitePic</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Mitestodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mitestodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mites</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Acari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acari</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Parasitiformes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parasitiformes</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Mesostigmata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mesostigmata</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collembola</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Poduromorpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poduromorpha</span></a></p>
Jer 🚵🏼<p>I found a video of them in winter from 2019. It’s not a very stable video (who to focus on??)<br> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpringTails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringTails</span></a></p>
neville park<p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MiteMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiteMonday</span></a>: wintertime rock flipping turned up some penthaleids and those iridescent purple springtails, not quite sure what they are. They were about the same size (see third photo). </p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyMitePic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyMitePic</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Mitestodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mitestodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mites</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Acari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acari</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Acariformes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acariformes</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Penthaleidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Penthaleidae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collembola</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Mapping <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Antarctica</span></a>'s hidden ice-free lands: A blueprint for conservation <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-01-antarctica-hidden-ice-free-blueprint.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-01-antarcti</span><span class="invisible">ca-hidden-ice-free-blueprint.html</span></a> paper: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-025-04424-y" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41597-025</span><span class="invisible">-04424-y</span></a></p><p>"The ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora including micro-forests of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/lichens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lichens</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/moss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moss</span></a>, and two flowering plants, Antarctic hairgrass and pearlwort. They also sustain a variety of <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/mites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mites</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/tardigrades" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tardigrades</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/nematodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nematodes</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/algae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algae</span></a>, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/microbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbes</span></a>. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Seabirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seabirds</span></a> have established breeding colonies in these areas too."</p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New springtail from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> just sprang in:</p><p>Coecobrya urbana</p><p>Treatment: <a href="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/18825AE8-013D-42A0-9A18-30994FDAF0FA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/18825AE</span><span class="invisible">8-013D-42A0-9A18-30994FDAF0FA</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="http://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.49.120956" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.49.12</span><span class="invisible">0956</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/subtbiol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subtbiol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/CoecobryaUrbana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoecobryaUrbana</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>collembola</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/hexapoda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hexapoda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a></p>
Frank Ashwood<p>DID YOU KNOW that New Zealand has an annual 'Bug of the Year' contest?</p><p>Voting opens in Jan 2025, and of course I've championed... GIANT SPRINGTAILS!</p><p>Anyone around the world can vote, so get ready to cast your ballot for these amazing minibeasts, and expect lots of giant springtail promotional content from me in the runup!</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilBiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilBiodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilEcology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entomology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilFauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilFauna</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collembola</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Springtails</span></a></p>
Frank Ashwood<p>Please take a moment to enjoy the outrageous antennae length of this Paronellid springtail from Aotearoa's North Island.</p><p>I'm easing back into social media after a short break, with a backlog of lovely new macrophotography to share over the coming weeks, and a couple of exciting upcoming projects!</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilEcology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilBiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilBiodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collembola</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilFauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilFauna</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Springtails</span></a></p>
neville park<p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpringtailSaturday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpringtailSaturday</span></a>: Currently on every leaf you can find little golden-yellow globular springtails (family Bourletiellidae) milling about and dancing. It's just as cute and magical as it sounds.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Collembola</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Symphypleona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Symphypleona</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Bourletiellidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bourletiellidae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Delta Green Ground <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Beetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Beetle</span></a>, a Predator of the Pools<br><a href="https://baynature.org/2024/03/21/a-rare-closeup-on-the-delta-green-ground-beetle-a-predator-of-the-pools/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">baynature.org/2024/03/21/a-rar</span><span class="invisible">e-closeup-on-the-delta-green-ground-beetle-a-predator-of-the-pools/</span></a></p><p>"A vernal pool is a place of spring hustle, because the pools fill with rain in the winter and dry up in the summer. The quarter-inch-long <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/DeltaGreenGroundBeetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaGreenGroundBeetle</span></a> is thought to emerge from the ground in late winter, and scuttles along the margins of Jepson’s pools in spring, hunting for prey—<a href="https://scholar.social/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a>, mostly, and <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/midges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midges</span></a> and other larvae. It is still a bit of a mystery, even to experts."</p>