Hypogastrura sp. (genus)

A Springtail at Holt, ACT

Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 11 Aug 2020 03:21 PM
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 11 Aug 2020 03:21 PM
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 11 Aug 2020 03:21 PM
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) at Holt, ACT - 11 Aug 2020 03:21 PM
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Identification history

Hypogastrura sp. (genus) 27 Feb 2021 KimPullen
Hypogastrura sp. (genus) 19 Aug 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 12 Aug 2020 CathB

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Very large for a springtail, about 1.5 mm. On a eucalypt trunk with ants that were not much larger, but they did not interact. Looks similar to sighting 4282456 which was also on a tree trunk and was identified as Hypogastrura, but this was much larger and a different shape from the usual Hypogastrura. Possibly something else in Order Poduramorpha.

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