Getting to the time of year when looking in damp leaf litter can be productive

Brian v.

Bark fly about 1.9mm body length


Dicyrtomina globular springtail about 1.1mm body length


Soldier fly larva about 7mm body length


Buff ermine moth caterpillar about 22mm body length

nice set brian.

v.nice esp like the last shot

Thanks Denis and Michael for the comments
Brian V.

Great shots, that soldier fly larva looks very well camouflaged.

keegan wrote:
Great shots, that soldier fly larva looks very well camouflaged.

Thanks for the comments

Yes the soldier fly larvae are pretty well camouflaged - they seem to feed on the biofilm on decaying leaves.

Brian v.