I thought I was taking photos of lots of white springtails but they turned out to be cast off skins.
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einsteinsauntie Senior Member 703 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia More info | May 25, 2008 07:41 | #1 I thought I was taking photos of lots of white springtails but they turned out to be cast off skins. HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Sue
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racketman Cream of the Crop  More info | May 25, 2008 07:53 | #2 interesting, haven't seen a cast off Springtail skin - are the tiny ones babies or a different species? Toby
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einsteinsauntie THREAD STARTER Senior Member 703 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: Adelaide, South Australia More info | May 25, 2008 07:57 | #3 Sorry, you're asking the wrong person! I didn't even know the things existed until a few months ago, I thought it was some kind of dust on some water until I saw the "particles" move towards each other. The real experts are usually lurking though maybe they'll tell us. Thanks for commenting. Sue
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racketman Cream of the Crop More info | May 25, 2008 09:21 | #4 okay well I know a bit and I reckon we are looking at Podura aquatica and baby Sminthurides aquaticus plus a spider mite. Toby
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006  More info | May 25, 2008 10:20 | #5 Wonderful capture- interesting mix http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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