Tiny globular springtail
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LordV
Registered: Jan 02, 2006
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Country: United Kingdom

Some shots of tiny globular springtails all just under 1mm body length, grazing on a clay flowerpot. All taken at 5:1 and cropped a bit. Think this is Deuterosminthurus pallipes.

Brian V.

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Crop from above shot

coder
Registered: Aug 25, 2004
Total Posts: 5982
Country: United States

Super shots, Brian. #2 is my fave of the set.

Zichar
Registered: May 13, 2009
Total Posts: 2067
Country: Singapore

Too cute! Reminds me of lionhead goldfishes somehow...

michael kilner
Registered: Feb 09, 2007
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Country: United Kingdom

great shots

MarkB1
Registered: Apr 07, 2009
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Country: Australia

1mm? And it has eyes to see with. Bloody amazing.

Mark

LordV
Registered: Jan 02, 2006
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Country: United Kingdom

Thanks foir the comments

Mark - yes these have eye patches with I think 8 simple eyes in each patch. Odd thing is they can't see what they are eating
Brian v.

FerBatista
Registered: Dec 22, 2003
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Love the 3rd, amazing detail for a bug this size.

Matt_3D
Registered: May 11, 2008
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Country: Australia

Cute! Great detail and nice work spotting them in the first place

LordV
Registered: Jan 02, 2006
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Country: United Kingdom

Thanks for the comments

Matt- not too much looking for these - I made a sprintail habitat on a water barrel lid with an upturned clay pot on some damp filter matting. Just a case of spotting moving bits of dirt

Brian V.

Dalantech
Registered: Jan 31, 2005
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I'm with Daryl: I like the "echo" in the second frame

LordV
Registered: Jan 02, 2006
Total Posts: 25172
Country: United Kingdom

Dalantech wrote:
I'm with Daryl: I like the "echo" in the second frame
Thanks John
Brian v.

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