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Entomobrya multifasciata - side view, Heesch, Netherlands If I recall the session correctly, this is the same individual as here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/106687/entomobrya_multifasciata_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Entomobrya multifasciata, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/106687_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=seSWu%2BGwWFq%2FXgtg4w5NWFNXD9I%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Entomobrya multifasciata, Heesch, Netherlands This is a the start of a small set produced a few weeks ago. I used a shallow metal tray to collect some live insects from a bush in the garden, simply by shaking it. A common technique used by entomologists yet I&#039;ve only recently learned about it:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105252/dicyrtoma_dorsosignata_specimen_netherlands.html<br /> The purpose in this case was photography, not research. I took the tray inside and basically tried to photograph anything living, with a particular interest in springtails. It was tons of fun, as well as time consuming and tedious.<br /> <br /> This first species is Entomobrya multifasciata, which in the investigation done by Matty Berg (see above post) seems very numerous in our garden, with 145 specimens found.<br /> <br /> As this was the beginning of my session, I was first having a go with my new 2:1 macro lens. Which is fine for some subjects in the tray, yet not enough magnification for the truly tiny critters. So this is a bit of a lucky 2:1 shot, extremely deeply cropped. Entomobrya multifasciata,Extreme Macro" /></a></figure><br /> From a different angle, at higher magnification, somewhat cropped. Entomobrya multifasciata,Extreme Macro Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Entomobrya multifasciata - side view, Heesch, Netherlands

If I recall the session correctly, this is the same individual as here:

Entomobrya multifasciata, Heesch, Netherlands This is a the start of a small set produced a few weeks ago. I used a shallow metal tray to collect some live insects from a bush in the garden, simply by shaking it. A common technique used by entomologists yet I've only recently learned about it:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/105252/dicyrtoma_dorsosignata_specimen_netherlands.html<br /> The purpose in this case was photography, not research. I took the tray inside and basically tried to photograph anything living, with a particular interest in springtails. It was tons of fun, as well as time consuming and tedious.<br /> <br /> This first species is Entomobrya multifasciata, which in the investigation done by Matty Berg (see above post) seems very numerous in our garden, with 145 specimens found.<br /> <br /> As this was the beginning of my session, I was first having a go with my new 2:1 macro lens. Which is fine for some subjects in the tray, yet not enough magnification for the truly tiny critters. So this is a bit of a lucky 2:1 shot, extremely deeply cropped. Entomobrya multifasciata,Extreme Macro

From a different angle, at higher magnification, somewhat cropped.

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    What a hairy little dude! :-) Posted 4 years ago

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The Entomobrya multifasciata

Entomobrya multifasciata is a species of Springtail (Collembola) in the family Entomobryidae.

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Similar species: Entomobryomorpha
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Jan 6, 2021. Captured Dec 19, 2020 15:36.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.2
  • 1/500s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm

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