#poduromorpha

[collemblogging]

everyone loves a classic! (vitronura giselae)

[wild-e-eep]

A bunch of springtails frolicking in the moss.

[snototter]

Springtails of the family Onychiuridae in North Carolina, USA

by Alan Cressler

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

When the temperature drops below freezing and the world turns white, it's time to hunker down and snuggle up-- unless you happen to be a snow flea! Unrelated to actual fleas, snow fleas are largely dormant in the summer, but are commonly seen migrating across the snow in large swarms in the winter! They can remain active in the cold thanks to a special anti-freeze protein their bodies produce.

(Image: A snow flea (Hypogastrura nivicola) by David E. Reed)

[apsciencebylyn]

Did you know that Cheeto's have a free-living larval stage before they mature and begin communal life in bags?

[colfy-in-a-jet]

in love with springtails rn, especially the poduromorphs

they also come in other flavors such as;

cherreh

orang

lemen

greem appel

blew raspery

and balck licorish

[dailybugfacts]

I request the springtail

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Did you know that Bilobella Braunerae is a bright red springtail found in parts of Europe? They feed on decaying wood and similar matter and are often hiding under the bark of dead trees. Unlike other springtails these colourful cuties can't jump making their movements much more predictable.

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Photo by Pudding4brains on jungledragon

[herpsandbirds]

Springtail (Deutonura monticola), family Neanuridae, order Poduromorpha, France

These creatures are Springtails (subclass Collembola).

These animals were once considered to be primitive insects, but are now understood to be in a closely related groups of hexapods.

photographs by Philippe Garcelon