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Springtails and black slime mold possibly Comatricha nigra Geotagged,Hypogastrura nivicola,Snow flea,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Springtails and black slime mold

possibly Comatricha nigra

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    What odd creatures, with incredible survival capabilities so it seems. They must be tiny? Posted 10 years ago
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    morpheme
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    very very small - these ones were actually much bigger than others that I've seen. Once I was photographing mycena. When I came home and looked at the images in Photoshop I realized that there were wee tiny springtails all over them. I hadn't even seen them when I took the photos. Posted 10 years ago

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The Snow flea

Snow fleas are a species of dark blue springtail, ''Hypogastrura nivicola''. They are often seen jumping about on the surface of snow on a warm winter day.

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Similar species: Poduromorpha
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Uploaded Feb 17, 2015. Captured Feb 16, 2015 12:36 in Five Mile Drive, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA.
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  • 1/60s
  • ISO800
  • 50mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.

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