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Collembola sp. (class)

Springtail at Kowen, ACT

Collembola sp. (class) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Collembola sp. (class) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Collembola sp. (class) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Collembola sp. (class) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
Collembola sp. (class) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022
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Identification history

Collembola sp. (class) 9 Sep 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Collembola sp. (class) 9 Sep 2022 RogerF
Unidentified 9 Sep 2022 trevorpreston

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About 4mm, on gum tree trunk.

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Peiratinae sp. (subfamily) (Assassin bug) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Demetrida vittata (Demetrida vittata) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Agrypnus sp. (genus) (Rough click beetle) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Stephanopis sp. (genus) (Knobbly crab spider) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Demetrida sp. (genus) (Bark carab beetle) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Hakea decurrens subsp. decurrens (Bushy Needlewood) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston Ambigolimax nyctelia (Striped Field Slug) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston Grimmia sp. (A moss) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston Lichen - crustose at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston Camponotus sp. (genus) (A sugar ant) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. brevisepalus (Twin Flower Beard-Heath) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Kowen, ACT - 29 Sep 2020 by JaneR
Peiratinae sp. (subfamily) (Assassin bug) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Demetrida vittata (Demetrida vittata) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Agrypnus sp. (genus) (Rough click beetle) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Stephanopis sp. (genus) (Knobbly crab spider) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Demetrida sp. (genus) (Bark carab beetle) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Hakea decurrens subsp. decurrens (Bushy Needlewood) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
Ambigolimax nyctelia (Striped Field Slug) at Kowen, ACT - 9 Sep 2022 by trevorpreston
zz agaric (stem; gills not white/cream) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Grimmia sp. (A moss) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Lichen - crustose at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Camponotus sp. (genus) (A sugar ant) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. brevisepalus (Twin Flower Beard-Heath) at Kowen, ACT - 13 Aug 2022 by trevorpreston
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Kowen, ACT - 29 Sep 2020 by JaneR

Location information

Species information

  • Collembola sp. (class) Scientific name
  • Springtail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 9 Sep 2022 12:39 PM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

Additional information

  • Gum tree Associated plant
  • Less than 5mm Animal size

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