Shakedown Social

Colin PurringtonOld photo but now with a completely different ID, Ptenothrix renateae, thanks to some kind people on iNaturalist. I read through the 1985 description of this species and am guessing it's the dorsal pattern that gives it away. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collembola</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/inaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8360868" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8360868</a>

Damon TigheFound this globular springtail on some Morels this week in Oakland. The chillest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> I’ve ever met, just went about its business eating the mushroom while I creeped on in with a camera for a very very long time.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a>

Guerric HachéA twofer! A springtail (probably a juvenile Ptenothrix), riding on the back of a weevil (Sthereus horridus). I often find springtails riding other animals. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/springtail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/weevil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#weevil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beetle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beetle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sthereus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sthereus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ptenothrix?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ptenothrix</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arthropod?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inaturalist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vancouver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a>

Guerric HachéPtenothrix beta is one of many globular springtails that I find around the Lower Mainland, though this species is less common than the many undescribed Ptenothrix species! <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/springtail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ptenothrix?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ptenothrix</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arthropod?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inaturalist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vancouver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a>

Guerric HachéA little silver springtail, probably Lepidocyrtus. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/springtail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/collembola?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collembola</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lepidocyrtus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lepidocyrtus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arthropod?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vancouver?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/britishcolumbia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a>

Guerric HachéA little silver springtail, probably Lepidocyrtus.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collembola</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lepidocyrtus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lepidocyrtus</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arthropod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vancouver</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/britishcolumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#britishcolumbia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#canada</a>

myrmepropagandistI never knew that a <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> could have antennae like these! I just saw this little one over on tumbr and I'm amazed. This one is from the genus Temeritas, spotted in Japan. It looks like a berry with two cat whiskers stuck in it. Amazing creature! <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/SpringtailSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpringtailSunday</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/@frankashwood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@frankashwood</a> looook!(pics by pita_gooora, iNaturalist: <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155612427" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155612427</a>)<a href="https://www.tumblr.com/patheticmosasaur1/762498983400701952/todays-invertebratetemeritas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tumblr.com/patheticmosasaur1/762498983400701952/todays-invertebratetemeritas</a>

treefulSaw these springtails sheltering under a mushroom. By chance I noticed that they seem to be infected with a fungus as well. Each has a few threads emerging from it- on their backs, heads, and antennae.I was shown some pics of springtails infected with a different sort of fungus (<a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200707284" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200707284</a>)Also, these springtails were still alive and moving (a bit, slowly). Maybe it's just a funky springtail hairdo?<a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/fungi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fungi</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/FungiFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FungiFriday</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropods</a>

Guerric HachéI find these tiny isotomid springtails adorable and fascinating. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/springtail?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arthropod?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bug?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/inaturalist?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inaturalist</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a>

HansA close-up of a clump of various mosses on the ground. The close-up shows that there is a lot to see in the moss. On the left you can see a grey cup-shaped part (podetium) of a hidden lichen, on the right a round brown fruiting body (apothecium) with a white rim from another hidden lichen. And have you seen the many small dark springtails in the moss?<a href="https://mas.to/tags/lichensubscribe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lichensubscribe</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mosstodon</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/closeup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#closeup</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a>

Colin PurringtonI found some mosquito egg rafts to photograph today but was instantly distracted by the springtails. I think this might be a male Entomobrya atrocincta. Found females, too (species is dimorphic). <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/arthropod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arthropod</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collembola</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#eggs</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diptera</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mosquitoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosquitoes</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/rafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rafting</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a>

Sunguramy :nb_lily:Pseudosinella hirsuta<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cave</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/caves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#caves</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Collembola</a>

Frank AshwoodIt's almost time for the Entomological Society of New Zealand's 'Bug of the Year' 24 contest!There's 20 worthy competitors, but only one obvious champion - the Globular Springtail. Join me on <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/TeamGlob2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TeamGlob2024</a> this January and vote to spring these tiny heroes to victory!<a href="https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/</a><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Collembola</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Springtail</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Mesofauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesofauna</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/TeamGlob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TeamGlob</a>

discovering natureI had this idea from <a href="https://things.uk/@eclectech" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@eclectech</a> and just wanted to give it a try. The funny thing is, that I hadn't noticed the little <a href="https://norden.social/tags/springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#springtail</a> before the stick figure on the left did... 🙂 <a href="https://norden.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://norden.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>

Frank AshwoodFor <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InternationalBiodiversityDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternationalBiodiversityDay</a> 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!<a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Collembola</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Springtail</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Mesofauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mesofauna</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Macrophotography</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilBiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoilBiodiversity</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilFauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoilFauna</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SoilEcology</a>

Ben SThe alates are swarming!These are American winter ants (Prenolepis imparis). The male is climbing away from its nest not quite ready to test its wings for the first time. The queen was freshly decoupled from a male. She shrugged off her wings while he was still attached. Now to find a new home. A bonus globular springtail can be seen on the same twig the queen is climbing over.<a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ant</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Collemboa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Collemboa</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spring</a> <a href="https://sauropods.win/tags/Springtail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Springtail</a>

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