
Allacma fusca, Heesch, Netherlands
An unexpected observation. I was about to start a hike in a local forest and wanted to do a quick test shot to verify my camera/flash settings. I figured this too be a tiny beetle but only back home after deeply zooming did I notice it's a spring-tail. This is a very common species, just not that often photographed due to its tiny size.

''Allacma fusca'' is a species of springtail. This species is endemic to western areas of Continental Europe and the British Isles, where it lives in the surface layers of the soil in moist habitats such as among leaf litter.
Similar species: Symphypleona
By Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 8, 2024. Captured Jul 26, 2024 14:52.