#dicyrtomina

[razehider]

springtails are a sort of consolation prize when flipping rocks that have nothing else hiding underneath, not because they're any less interesting but because getting decent photos of them without fancy gear is a pain in the ass. with that said, i appreciate Dicyrtomina tuberculata a lot for keeping me company throughout the cold months and it'd be unfair to omit them. here's one pondering moss

(November 21st, 2025)

[herpsandbirds]

Globular Springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata), family Dicyrtomidae, Montfrais Eboulures, Franconville, France 

photograph by Alexis Lours

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Here are a couple of the many, many ornate globular springtails (Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata) I found around the yard at night during the recent warm spell. The top photo shows one all dew-covered - these are teeny, tiny creatures!

[herpsandbirds]

Globular Springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata), family Dicyrtomidae, Thuringen, Germany

photograph by benjamin_fabian

[bugtoucher420]

Guess who saw their FIRST glob today

[mesofauna1-blog]

Dicyrtomina saundersi- chaosofdelight.org

[coolbugs]

bug of the day on Flickr.

Me to Hubby: OHMYGAWD look at this globular springtail, it’s SO CUTE! Hubby: That’s not cute. Me: OHMYGAWD look! It has a hairy butt! SOOOO CUTE!!!! Squee!!! Hubby: You don’t understand what “cute” means… (Globular springtail, probably Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata, from a group of about a hundred on my porch last night.)