Seashore Springtails - Anurida maritima

There were tons of these!

Habitat: Tide pools during low tide

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Patomarazul

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Niice! I love tide pools! I miss them! In Belgium there is not a lot of rocky shore and the water is too muddy :-( Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! I do too and miss them so much. We only go to Maine once a year, and it's always a highlight. Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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AWESOME! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Thanks! They were very cool :). Posted 4 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Wonderful! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  Too bad I didn't collect any! They were plump cuties! Posted 4 years ago

The Seashore Springtail

''Anurida maritima'' is a cosmopolitan collembolan of the intertidal zone. It is often found in aggregations of up to several hundred on the surface of rock-pools.

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Similar species: Poduromorpha

Species identified by Christine Young