Springtails

Paul Iddon

Just put the recycling waste food into the compost bin in the garden - and it's blowing a hoolie out there - and raining, and bloody cold as well. But I did spot some springtail activity on the lid of the compost bin.

A couple of the same one first that was walking around, a globular springtail - then I spotted a baby one, and then when I took the lid off the bin, there were a couple of dead springies - I focused on the more interesting of the two, the deadest looking one!










Paul.

e6filmuser

Paul,

The first two are Dicyrtomina saudersi.

The third is a psocopteran, a Barkfly or Booklouse, nymph. See the wing buds. the eyes are compound, with dozens of facets whereas a springtail has, at most, eight ocelli on each side, close together but not touching.

The last is probably an entomobryid. I think it was not dead but recovering after a jump.

Harold

Paul Iddon

Thanks Harold.

I realised it was probably a bark fly in #3 after I posted...

I kinda thought the 2 in image #4 both looked pretty deadish, lol..

Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Lovely captures Paul.
Brian V.

Paul Iddon

Thanks Brian

Paul.