#poduromorpha — Public Fediverse posts

I almost forgot it was #MiteMonday! From under one of my reliable dead logs just a few days ago, a mesostig with its prey, a tiny white springtail; a slug for scale; and a smaller, paler mesostig crossing paths with another springtail (which it did not try to eat).

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #springtails #Acari #Parasitiformes #Mesostigmata #Collembola #Poduromorpha

I almost forgot it was #MiteMonday! From under one of my reliable dead logs just a few days ago, a mesostig with its prey, a tiny white springtail; a slug for scale; and a smaller, paler mesostig crossing paths with another springtail (which it did not try to eat).

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #springtails #Acari #Parasitiformes #Mesostigmata #Collembola #Poduromorpha

In the "plump springtails" category, here's Vitronura giselae. Not sure what it was up to but likely foraging for something on the wet bark. Moved around like a Guinea pig. Adorbs. #nature #macro #collembola #springtails #arthropod #poduromorpha #MacroPhotography

I was just leaving High Park yesterday when I stopped on a whim to flip one last rock, and found this adorable little poduromorph springtail underneath! It took a tumble as it crawled around the rock, but it got back on its feet.

Possibly _Neanura_? #iNaturalist observation: https://www.inaturalist.ca/observations/152306113 :inaturalist:

#SpringtailSaturday #springtails #Collembola #Poduromorpha