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Deuterosminthurus bicinctus var. puncteolus Seriously small springtail (~.6mm). Image on right has it walking on a toothpick ... Bourletiellidae,Collembola,Deuterosminthurus,Deuterosminthurus bicinctus,Jane's garden,Springtail,Symphypleona,puncteolus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Deuterosminthurus bicinctus var. puncteolus

Seriously small springtail (~.6mm). Image on right has it walking on a toothpick ...

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
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    Great pics! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
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      Considering ... thanks Christine ;o) Posted 4 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        Really, though! It's so tiny! Amazing that you got such clear photos. I assume this cutie didn't just sit still and pose for you. They are tough to photograph! So, VERY well done! Posted 4 years ago
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          Thanks Christine. I'm not too happy with the images myself (so your support is welcome!), but as you guessed it was a complete "moving target" series, with about 90+% total fails - amazing how fast these move, considering *rolleyes* It's the first image of this colour-var. on waarneming.nl, so I decided it must be worthwhile to upload anyway ;o) Posted 4 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Mad respect for this, Arp! Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
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      While trying to get the restless bugger onto the toothpick it would jump away again and again (around 2-5cm at a time) - darn hard to find it back, even on a clean table *rolleyes* :-P Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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    What a cutie!! That is unbelievably small! Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
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      There seem to be even smaller species of springtails (in the .25mm range for adults), but I've never actually "found" one of those (eyesight? *rolleyes*). Jan van Duinen has a nice page featuring some of these:
      http://www.janvanduinen.nl/collembolaengels_a.html#1
       Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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        I'll be keeping an eye out for those. And then miss them. Posted 4 years ago
        1. View Pudding4brains's profile
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          This one was trodding around some eggs of a Pentatomidae that I was zooming in on when I saw it moving (me, much like a dinosaur, only seeing it's prey when it moves ;o) I wouldn't be surprised if I had missed it if it had been sitting still - and that is looking through a magnifying camera setup *rolleyes* Posted 4 years ago

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The Deuterosminthurus bicinctus

Deuterosminthurus bicinctus is a small globular springtail (order Symphypleona) in the family Bourletiellidae.

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