Various Springtails

acerola · Post by **acerola** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:21 am

I found theese little critters on the top of a lake. I like springtails they are a kind of cute. I like this picture because you can see many kind here in many position.

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:16 pm

Very interesting... various sizes and colors. Do they swim?

acerola · Post by **acerola** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:24 pm

They live on the surface of the water. This lot was in a little whirlpool, they floated close by. Some of them are dead (tail extended) I think. Maybe going throught the surface tension is lethal to them.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:15 pm

Really interesting gathering of different springtails acerola. You did a fine job on the picture.

The black background works very well IMO.

Harold Gough · Post by **Harold Gough** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:57 pm

The big ones are family Isotomidae and look like Isotomurus palustris, found on fresh water and on the surface of soil in many locations. The smaller, purplish one looks like family Poduridae, Podura aquatica, found only on fresh water.

Harold

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:36 pm

Quite a menagerie of springtails there Péter.

Ran across something similar not to long ago during mid-winter, though I never got a good shot of them.

jmlphoto · Post by **jmlphoto** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:36 pm

got a nice little collection there dont ya, cool shot never seen as many different species together.