Hunchbacked Springtail (Lepidocyrtus paradoxus) | Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Cool (very) little find for number 700! This is a small metallic arthropod (probably a beetle?) It's true size can be seen in pictures three and four where it's by a normal house key and on my finger. It has a few hairs on it's abdomen (can be seen in the four picture). Not a very skittish guy.

Habitat:

Found on fungus growing on a deciduous forest floor. Several clumps of similar fungi were in about a two foot area.

Notes:

This is the first time see this. Check out the video!

Species ID Suggestions

Hunchbacked Springtail

Lepidocyrtus Paradoxus

turtlesandtombstones

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Comments (9)

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Great that you found the ID on this one!!

Thanks for the help with the ID turtlesandtombstones!

I'm dying to know what species this is!

interesting!

Thanks for your comments! I'm working on an ID but I don't have any clue where to start...

Congrats!!

Wow it's beautiful and the song seems very fitting for the setting. I'm interested to see what it is. Nice spotting!

CindyBinghamKeiser

Congratulations on #700! This is very pretty. Hope you receive an ID.

I have never seen anything like it. Very interesting and beautiful

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