Dicyrtomidae (family)
8 Globular Springtail at Acton, ACT
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| Dicyrtomidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Jul 2026 | ||
| Symphypleona sp. (order) | TimL | 27 Jul 2026 |
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A Globular Springtail lost in the vastness of a single leaf in ANBG’s Rainforest Gully. Springtails have a tail-like abdominal appendage (a furcula) held in tension beneath their bodies which when released, flings them into the air to avoid danger as well as allowing them to rapidly move about. The first image shows the furcula tucked beneath the Globular Springtail.
3 comments
27 Jul 2026
Wow, I didn't know that's why they're called springtails - great image showing the furcula!
27 Jul 2026
Family Dicyrtomidae
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/collembola-springtails/order-symphypleona/family-dicyrtomidae/
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=55168
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/927ae7b4-c5b1-4f72-b71f-3ec9d92e1229#gallery
https://tasmanianinsectfieldguide.com/hexapoda/collembola-springtails/order-symphypleona/family-dicyrtomidae/
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=55168
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/927ae7b4-c5b1-4f72-b71f-3ec9d92e1229#gallery
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107310-35.276848
- Altitude 609.7m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Jul 2026 02:02 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Dicyrtomidae (family) Featured Springtails (Collembola) Primitive insects Insects
Species information
- Dicyrtomidae (family) Scientific name
- Globular Springtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 598.5m to 637.5m Recorded at altitude
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