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Globular Springtails

Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Lots of these springtails were crawling on this log, some more purplish-red and some were more of a yellow-green. You can see just how plentiful they were in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88NNpHXgHek&feature=youtu.be

Habitat:

Rotting log in a suburban yard

Notes:

Seen in the early morning

Reference Links:

forma ornata - BugGuide.Net

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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BioBlitz, Maine
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New England Arthropods
Photographed
PublishedNovember 15, 2015

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