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Apr 16, 2009 11:32 |  #1

Sminthurus niger

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Apr 16, 2009 11:51 |  #2

Great image! Is this little springtail about 1mm or less in size? Looks similar to Sminthurinus atrapallidus.




  
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Apr 16, 2009 13:27 |  #3

Congrats on another :)
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Apr 16, 2009 13:40 |  #4

PJ1958 wrote in post #7742808 (external link)
Great image! Is this little springtail about 1mm or less in size? Looks similar to Sminthurinus atrapallidus.

this species can grow up to 1mm.


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Apr 16, 2009 16:06 |  #5

well done, these were the first bugs i shot with mpe on x-mas day!
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Apr 16, 2009 16:08 |  #6

Amazing! --Rick


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Apr 16, 2009 17:13 |  #7

what a neat springtail!


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Apr 16, 2009 17:46 |  #8

GOLDENORFE wrote in post #7744638 (external link)
well done, these were the first bugs i shot with mpe on x-mas day!
phil

I think the ones you have in your Flickr gallery (posted Jan 4) are actually
Sminthurinus concolor


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Apr 16, 2009 19:06 as a reply to  @ racketman's post |  #9

Cool,looks really tiny.Do you search for these with a magnifying glass?I would not be able to spot something so tiny with my glasses on much less without them.


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Apr 17, 2009 02:16 |  #10

Sharon S wrote in post #7745573 (external link)
Cool,looks really tiny.Do you search for these with a magnifying glass?I would not be able to spot something so tiny with my glasses on much less without them.

no I have good close up vision although I do sometimes spot them in photoshop whilst processing a larger subject.


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