Frank Ashwood · @frankashwood
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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