Springtail

Paul Iddon

This one was underneath a spider web at first, had to inch back a bit of the web to get a clearer view.

Got a bonus baby in the second one, cropped in the third to try and show it. You can judge the size of the baby in the second one compared to the adult.

I think this is the Pogonognathellus longicornis.








Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely captures Paul.
Brian V.

Paul Iddon

Cheers Brian -

Paul.

e6filmuser

Definitely a Tomocerus. I wouldn't like to go any further than that without microscopic examination.

The "baby" looks like a juvenile Lepidocyrtus, an entomobryid anyway.

Harold

Paul Iddon

e6filmuser wrote: »

Definitely a Tomocerus. I wouldn't like to go any further than that without microscopic examination.

The "baby" looks like a juvenile Lepidocyrtus, an entomobryid anyway.

Harold

Thanks Harold - the juve was one I would never ID myself, and the toss up was between Tomocerus & the Pogo...

Paul.

e6filmuser

Paul Iddon wrote: »

Thanks Harold - the juve was one I would never ID myself, and the toss up was between Tomocerus & the Pogo...

Paul.

Paul,

Pogonognathellus is a subgenus of Tomocerus, elevated to full genus by some taxonomists. It isn't worth typing that long, ugly name for a small morphological difference.

Harold

GOLDENORFE

Not seen that one. Good find

Paul Iddon

GOLDENORFE wrote: »

Not seen that one. Good find

Thanks Phil - they are common enough strangely..

Paul.