I had this idea from @eclectech and just wanted to give it a try.
The funny thing is, that I hadn't noticed the little #springtail before the stick figure on the left did... 🙂
#nature #photography
#Springtail #nature #photography
Sometimes with macrophotography things just line up perfectly, as with this photo of a globular springtail (a female Stenacidia violacea) on some moss.
Have a great weekend everyone!
#SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #SoilBiota #Collembola #Springtail #SpringtailSaturday #Macrophotography #Mesofauna
#SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #soilbiota #Collembola #Springtail #springtailsaturday #Macrophotography #Mesofauna
Followed up with an adorable young male Deuterosminthurus pallipes (and it's the first time I've seen this species)!
#Collembola #Springtail #Macrophotography #Mesofauna #SoilBiodiversity
#Collembola #Springtail #Macrophotography #Mesofauna #SoilBiodiversity
You don't always need to turn over a log or rock. Here's a thread of curious mesofauna I found on the surface of my pond this weekend!
First up are these incredibly sweet, bright purple Isotomurus palustris nymphs, plus an adult one at the end for good measure...
#Collembola #Springtail #Macrophotography #Mesofauna #SoilBiodiversity
#Collembola #Springtail #Macrophotography #Mesofauna #SoilBiodiversity
A predatory mite (family Bdellidae) doing what it does best - feeding on a springtail. Having a mite skewer your head with its pointed chelicerae isn't the nicest way to go, but fascinating to observe!
#SoilFauna #SoilEcology #Mesofauna #SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography #Acari #Collembola #Mite #Springtail
#SoilFauna #soilecology #Mesofauna #SoilBiodiversity #Macrophotography #Acari #Collembola #Mite #Springtail
For #InternationalBiodiversityDay I'll look beyond the soil, and showcase the amazing water-living springtail Podura aquatica.
Their adaptations for a life on the water surface include a flattened jumping organ, hydrophobic cuticle, and depositing their spermatophores and eggs on water!
#Collembola #Springtail #Mesofauna #Macrophotography #Biodiversity #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #SoilEcology
#internationalbiodiversityday #Collembola #Springtail #Mesofauna #Macrophotography #biodiversity #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #soilecology
I'm hoping it's better late than never for #InverteFest, with this photo of a beautiful globular springtail (Dicyrtomina saundersi)!
#SoilFauna #SoilEcology #SoilBiodiversity #Mesofauna #Springtail #SpringtailSunday #MacroPhotography #Collembola
#InverteFest #SoilFauna #soilecology #SoilBiodiversity #Mesofauna #Springtail #SpringtailSunday #Macrophotography #Collembola
I don't take as many photos of 'elongate' springtails (Entomobryomorpha) as the other orders, so let's change that!
This lovely pale yellow little springtail is Entomobrya nivalis, and is so widespread across temperate and polar regions that, unlike most Collembola, it has a common name: The 'Cosmopolitan Springtail'!
#SoilFauna #SoilEcology #Mesofauna #Springtail #Collembola #MacroPhotography
#SoilFauna #soilecology #Mesofauna #Springtail #Collembola #Macrophotography
Fluted bird's nest fungus (Cyathus striatus) with three peridioles and a springtail (Lepidocyrtus cyaneus?). If anyone wants to learn more about the Nidulariaceae I highly recommend Harold Brodie's book, The Bird's Nest Fungi. #fungus #fungi #arthropod #springtail #nature #biology
#fungus #fungi #arthropod #Springtail #nature #biology
Dieser kugelförmige kleine Racker (wohl #Dicyrtoma fusca) ist gerade mal 2 mm klein und ernährt sich vollständig vegan 🙂
#collembola #natur #artenvielfalt #nature #springtails #Springschwänze #springschwanz #springtail #makro
#dicyrtoma #collembola #natur #Artenvielfalt #nature #springtails #springschwanze #springschwanz #Springtail #makro
Beautiful photos of #springtail #Collembola
https://www.chaosofdelight.org/collembola-springtails by Andy Murray
This beautiful little creatures is a springtail known as Protaphorura aurantiaca - a fairly common British species which is found in decaying wood. Its striking yellow colour rapidly fades in alcohol, so normally I only see them as pale specimens under the microscope!
#SoilFauna #SoilEcology #Springtail #Mesofauna #MacroPhotography #Collembola
#SoilFauna #soilecology #Springtail #Mesofauna #Macrophotography #Collembola
As always, amazing new high-speed footage from Adrian Smith:
Springtail’s Secret For Jumping On Water
#biodiversity #Springtail #nature #zoology
The alates are swarming!
These are American winter ants (Prenolepis imparis). The male is climbing away from its nest not quite ready to test its wings for the first time. The queen was freshly decoupled from a male. She shrugged off her wings while he was still attached. Now to find a new home. A bonus globular springtail can be seen on the same twig the queen is climbing over.
#Ant #Nature #NaturePhotography #Collemboa #Spring #Springtail
#ant #nature #naturephotography #collemboa #spring #Springtail
Three collembola from three locations today. My best guesses as to what they are Dicyrtomina Ornata, Isotoma delta, and Entomobryinae sp.
#nature #Springtail #photgraphy #macro
Have a grand #SpringtailSunday, everyone!
(Photo: Dicyrtomina saundersi)
#SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Springtail #Collembola #Macrophotography
#SpringtailSunday #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Springtail #Collembola #Macrophotography
I've been quite absent from here lately due to busy life stuff, but thanks for all the recent follows - here's a lovely little springtail (Neelus murinus) to say thanks!
Hopefully things will calm down again soon and I'll have more time to regularly post more photos on here.
#SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #SpringtailSaturday #Macrophotography #MesoFauna #Collembola #Springtail
#SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #springtailsaturday #Macrophotography #Mesofauna #Collembola #Springtail
Cosmopolitan Springtail (Entomobrya nivalis)
#Springtail #Springtails #Arthropods
#ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CreativeCommons #CCBYSA
#Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cosmopolitan_Springtail_(Entomobrya_nivalis)_-_Kitchener,_Ontario_2018-07-14.jpg
#Springtail #springtails #arthropods #artwithopensource #darktable #creativecommons #ccbysa #nature #naturephotography #photography
My springtail is done! I love how chonky he came out❄️✨️
#science #sciart #illustration #art #painting #digitalpainting #nature #ScienceMastodon #ArtMasto #springtail #invert #arthropod #hexapod
#hexapod #arthropod #invert #Springtail #artmasto #ScienceMastodon #nature #digitalpainting #painting #art #illustration #sciart #science
Finished a Patreon print for January, featuring Hypogastrura nivicola, the snow flea springtail! I just love springtails, I definitely want to draw more in the future💖
#science #sciart #illustration #art #painting #watercolor #nature #ScienceMastodon #ArtMasto #hexapod #springtail #snowflea #arthropod #invert #bugs
#bugs #invert #arthropod #snowflea #Springtail #hexapod #artmasto #ScienceMastodon #nature #watercolor #painting #art #illustration #sciart #science