Dicyrtomina ornata - Furcula, Heesch, Netherlands

The tray I used to collect some bugs from the garden is not great. As it's metal, it's reflective but also slippery. Most insects in the tray had no issue with the smooth surface yet the springtails struggled a lot. Their tiny pointy feet can't find grip, so I found several on their back. Then getting back up, and tipping over again.

I figured to use this somewhat ruined shot to point out the Furcula, clearly visible here. It's the fork-like appendage in between the legs, used to catapult themselves away when under threat. It's a mechanism used very selectively, as the trajectory of the jump is entirely random.