Two things I'd never seen in one shot- a springtail moulting and springtail eggs.
A crop of Sminthurides aquaticus taken with my 2X microscope lens on the edge of my small pond.
Brian V.
LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 More info Post edited over 1 year ago by LordV. | Mar 29, 2022 13:26 | #1 Two things I'd never seen in one shot- a springtail moulting and springtail eggs. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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racketman Cream of the Crop More info | Mar 29, 2022 17:22 | #2 Great find, in all the years looking I too have never found eggs or one moulting. Toby
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Mar 29, 2022 23:51 | #3 racketman wrote in post #19361248 Great find, in all the years looking I too have never found eggs or one moulting. Thanks Toby- I initially thought the adult had had a bad landing and could not re-clip it's furca. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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Mar 30, 2022 23:49 | #5 sw2001 wrote in post #19361474 Very nice find and shot, Brian. Thanks Werner http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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