Springtails at the beach with added shots

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While I was out shooting at St Bees beach yesterday I spotted some springtails so I went back to shoot them . I have seen these before not had the righ kit to shoot them so I set in search of them today. Here are the first couple of shots I had time to process.
These are Anurida maritima which are marine collembola.

I think the white blob of the first shot is one shedding its skin.

Anurida maritima 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

Anurida maritima 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

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Nice shots and nice and clear also, nice finds Alf.
 
Nice shots and interesting, I didn't know they were on the beach, I wonder how they survive storms.
 
Graham said:
Nice shots and nice and clear also, nice finds Alf.
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Thanks Graham you know how it is always looking.

davholla said:
Nice shots and interesting, I didn't know they were on the beach, I wonder how they survive storms.
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Thanks David the little things are pretty much everywhere I also wonder how they survive as these are well below hide tide.
 
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