SpicsbyStilling Globular springtail. More pictures in body [OC]This springtail was about 1mm long. Lens: Laowa 25mm f/2.8 Ultra Macro 2.5-5X. two of the photos are focus stacked. View original on lemmy.world157Comments9
LLembot_0005 lemy.lol4Hide 4 repliesGlobular indeed. Not very springy and I don't see any tails though...13
SStilling replylemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesGlobular springtails have a unique tail-like appendage under their belly called a furca, which they use to jump and escape from predators. This structure allows them to perform impressive jumps, often flipping through the air as they do so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu01EUeE5PM26
GGerblat replylemmy.worldDespite the actual music they played when it showed the lil dude spinning out of orbit, I heard the DuckTales Moon Theme in my mind 😅 Awesome video, thanks for the link3
Track_Shovel slrpnk.net1Hide 1 replyThis guy belongs to the family Sminthuridae. I used to count mites and collembola under a scope all summer. Talk about tedious. Frank Ashwood has some great photos like this one on Instagram and he's worth the follow7
SStilling replylemmy.worldI think it's Dicyrtomina ornata, but I don't know anything about identification. We should get Frank on Lemmy, or Pixelfed. I stopped using Instagram and use https://pixey.org/Stilling now.5
Globular indeed. Not very springy and I don't see any tails though...
Globular springtails have a unique tail-like appendage under their belly called a furca, which they use to jump and escape from predators. This structure allows them to perform impressive jumps, often flipping through the air as they do so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu01EUeE5PM
Unexpectedly technically correct and laconic answer. Thanks.
The fastest spinning animal: 22,000rpm!!!
Despite the actual music they played when it showed the lil dude spinning out of orbit, I heard the DuckTales Moon Theme in my mind 😅
Awesome video, thanks for the link
This guy belongs to the family Sminthuridae.
I used to count mites and collembola under a scope all summer. Talk about tedious.
Frank Ashwood has some great photos like this one on Instagram and he's worth the follow
I think it's Dicyrtomina ornata, but I don't know anything about identification.
We should get Frank on Lemmy, or Pixelfed. I stopped using Instagram and use https://pixey.org/Stilling now.
Why so tiny sneaky boi?
Spider ant, spider ant, does whatever a spider ant does