Globby Apple Party

Paul Iddon

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There is an apple in the pond, blown off the tree by the strong winds last night, and this afternoon, the globular springtails have set about having a bit of a party on it. These springtails are 1mm or so in size, smaller than the full stop on your computer keyboard. They are the aquatic globular springtails, Collumbola Sminthuridae.






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Dont know how I missed this thread... love the springy's but my word what a difference in size of them.

Those tiny tiny ones must be size of the mm line on a ruler or smaller... to my Dad's pond!
 
Tintin124 said:
Dont know how I missed this thread... love the springy's but my word what a difference in size of them.

Those tiny tiny ones must be size of the mm line on a ruler or smaller... to my Dad's pond!
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It's entirely possible that even these little beauties could even carry mites as well, but my lens like as not wouldn't show that kind of detail.

Paul.
 
TimmyG said:
Love these. Really good to see a whole community like that.
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There are so many of them on the surface of the pond. I could get a photo every day but we would soon tire of them, lol..

Paul.
 
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