Hypogastrura sp. (genus)

A Springtail at Hackett, ACT

Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Mar 2017
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Mar 2017
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Mar 2017
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Hackett, ACT - 21 Mar 2017
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Identification history

Hypogastrura sp. (genus) 20 Apr 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) 20 Apr 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Collembola sp. (class) 22 Mar 2017 KenT
Unidentified 22 Mar 2017 Qwerty

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4 comments

KenT wrote:
   23 Mar 2017
Is there any chance you could put crop of the main image up so one can see what the individual components of the image are? It sort of looks like an aggregation of springtails (Collembola) on the surface film of the water.
Qwerty wrote:
   23 Mar 2017
I have done it. I used to see these things in puddles but have not seen them for many years.
waltraud wrote:
   23 Mar 2017
I agree these look like Springtails...
   20 Apr 2017
We had two entries for Hypogastrura sp. I've just re-ID'd the sighting to the original name, and removed the duplicate entry.

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