#mesofauna — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mesofauna, aggregated by home.social.
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It turns out that you can travel to the other side of the world and Neanura muscorum are still gonna be right there with you, in all their cuteness.
#Macrophotography #SoilEcology #SoilFauna #Springtail #Collembola #Mesofauna
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Another stunning springtail (check out the setose ventral tube!) from Port Hills in Christchurch (Entomobryoidea, possibly family Paronellidae).
Does anyone know of a modern ID key to Collembola in New Zealand?
I can't find a contemporary key, so I've started writing one... help?!
#Macrophotography #Springtail #Collembola #Mesofauna #SoilEcology #SoilFauna
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My first macrophotography venture in New Zealand was extremely productive, starting with this absolutely STUNNING Dicyrtomidae springtail, known as Calvatomina superba.
Just look at that patterning and those orange eye plates!
#Macrophotography #Collembola #Springtail #SoilEcology #SoilFauna #Mesofauna