Dicyrtomidae (family)

6 Globular Springtail at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Dicyrtomidae (family)	27 Jul 2026	MichaelMulvaney
	Symphypleona sp. (order)	27 Jul 2026	TimL

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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

HelenCross wrote:

27 Jul 2026

Wow, I didn't know that's why they're called springtails - great image showing the furcula!

WendyEM wrote:

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

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

27 Jul 2026

Thanks Wendy and Tim

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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
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TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Dicyrtomidae (family) Featured Springtails (Collembola) Primitive insects Insects

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

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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