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  1. Microscopic soil pest wreaking havoc on cotton crops in Queensland: After years planting cotton, a growing region has built up a soil pest that sucks the life out of crops — but there may be a solution on the horizon. abc.net.au/news/2025-01-08/sun #cottoncrops #reniformnematodes #symphyla

  2. Symphyla are tiny, fast-moving, unpigmented relatives of centipedes and millipedes, which feed on decaying organic matter and plant roots.

    #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Myriapod #Symphyla #MacroPhotography #Mesofauna

  3. Symphyla are tiny, fast-moving, unpigmented relatives of centipedes and millipedes, which feed on decaying organic matter and plant roots.

    #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #Myriapod #Symphyla #MacroPhotography #Mesofauna

  4. Symphylans (or ‘garden centipedes’) are Myriapods, making them distantly related to millipedes, centipedes and pauropods.

    They're an absolute nightmare to photograph, as they rapidly run away when disturbed, e.g., when their favourite stone is turned over!

    #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #MacroPhotography #SoilEcology #Symphyla #Myriapod

  5. Symphylans (or ‘garden centipedes’) are Myriapods, making them distantly related to millipedes, centipedes and pauropods.

    They're an absolute nightmare to photograph, as they rapidly run away when disturbed, e.g., when their favourite stone is turned over!

    #SoilBiodiversity #SoilFauna #MacroPhotography #SoilEcology #Symphyla #Myriapod