IMG1086


Tiny globular springtail (Sminthurinus niger)

I found this minuscule springtail on the lid to our recycling can. Frans Janssens, a springtail expert who runs www.collembola.org, was able to identify her as Sminthurinus niger (from a photo of her rump, no less). The first verified record of the species from the Nearctic ecozone.

More shots of her on BugGuide:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/740193



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