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taraseverns.bsky.social
A globular springtail (order Symphypleona) on a mushroom (order Agaricales) in moss (Acroporium fuscoflavum). Waikahekaheiki, Puna, Hawai‘i.
Small, delicate white mushroom caps emerge from a bed of moss. On one is perched a tiny bug.
January 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM
gbifmorpho.bsky.social
New #checklist dataset in @gbif.org: Antennal troglomorphy in Arrhopalitidae (Collembola: Symphypleona) with the description of two new cave Pygmarrhopalites Vargovitsh, 2009 species from the Arabika Massif… https://www.gbif.org/dataset/bac1bb01-04c5-4e61-9d47-50a01967360a
September 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
nerdybandit.bsky.social
Very cute! Looks like a springtail, something in Symphypleona.
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
gbifmorpho.bsky.social
New #checklist dataset in @gbif.org: Arrhopalites colchicus sp. nov. (Collembola: Symphypleona: Arrhopalitidae), the third highly troglomorphic species of the genus from the Caucasus (2 species occurrences) https://www.gbif.org/dataset/32559722-9cc6-4a0a-af46-648bce623d14
May 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
phypapers.bsky.social
The First Cavernicolous Species of Arrhopalites (Collembola, Symphypleona, Arrhopalitidae) from China and Its Phylogenetic Position https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40266800/
April 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
rosariolebronentomology.com
Symphypleona, or globular springtails, are ridiculous little creatures. They have this weird lever-like structure called a furcula that lets them spring off the ground and launch themselves into the air to escape danger. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXeS... 🌿 #Collembola #虫 #macrophotography 🪲🪳
Extreme close-up of a reddish-brown globular springtail (Symphypleona) on a beige, gritty surface. The springtail’s bulbous body is covered in fine hairs, and one antenna is raised forward. Its head is clearly visible with clustered ocelli, and the background is heavily blurred, emphasizing the subject. A bright orange globular springtail stands alert on a patch of moist, mossy ground. Its dark ocelli are prominent against its rounded head, and delicate antennae extend forward. The rough texture of the substrate contrasts with the smooth, semi-translucent body of the springtail. Another angle of an orange globular springtail, climbing a shimmering, textured rock surface. The springtail's rounded abdomen catches the light, and its legs and antennae are slightly spread as it navigates the incline. A dark-colored globular springtail, nearly black, emerges from a crevice in damp, earthy surroundings. Its spherical body is covered in tiny white setae, and its pale head and reddish appendages are partially visible as it moves through the environment.
April 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
jaybugjabbers.bsky.social
This is my handy little guide of springtail families
Three Springtail orders: Entomobryomorpha, Poduromorpha (fat squishy bois), and Symphypleona (Globulars).
March 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
davidmg7.bsky.social
Symphyplestone de tipos bicho y roca está basado en el orden Symphypleona de la clase Collemobla
March 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
akiro75.bsky.social
60° "Wildlife Photographer of the Year" #Milano 2024

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#foto #natura
Lo sciame della vita. Shane Gross (Canada) guarda sotto lo strato superficiale delle ninfee mentre un gruppo di girini di rospo occidentale gli nuota accanto. Shane ha fatto snorkeling nel lago per diverse ore, attraversando tappeti di ninfee: ha così evitato di agitare i sottili strati di limo e alghe del fondo del lago, che avrebbero ridotto la visibilità. I girini di rospo occidentale (Anaxyrus boreas) risalgono dalle profondità più sicure del lago, schivando i predatori e cercando di raggiungere le acque superficiali, dove trovano di che nutrirsi. I girini iniziano la metamorfosi tra le 4 e le 12 settimane dopo la schiusa delle uova. Si stima che il 99% di essi non sopravviva fino all'età adulta © Shane Gross, Wildlife photographer of the year https://www.lifegate.it/evento/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-mostra-fotografia-milano C’è vita sotto il legno morto. Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas (Germania) rovescia un tronco per vedere i corpi fruttiferi della muffa e un minuscolo collembolo Per questa foto Alexis ha lavorato molto velocemente (il collembolo in una frazione di secondo può saltare di molte volte la lunghezza del suo corpo): ha infatti applicato il “focus stacking”, una tecnica particolare che combina 36 scatti della stessa inquadratura, in sequenza, ognuno su un piano di messa a fuoco diverso per ottenere un’immagine finale con profondità di campo maggiore. I collemboli (Symphypleona) sono lunghi appena 2 millimetri, si possono trovare in qualsiasi ambiente dove ci siano muffe e foglie in decomposizione, si nutrono di microrganismi e migliorano il suolo favorendo la decomposizione della materia organica © Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, Wildlife photographer of the year https://www.lifegate.it/evento/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-mostra-fotografia-milano Cristobal Serrano's Image Cristobal Serrano (Spain) illuminates the darkness, revealing the scarlet tongue of a nectar-loving bat as it feeds. Photographing nectar-eating bats pollinating flowers at night is a challenge. But Cristobal was fortunate to be staying in a house that backed onto the rainforest in Costa Rica. Here, the rainforest is home to Merinthopodium neuranthum, a member of the Solanaceae family of plants. The flowers hang from tree branches and are pollinated by bats. This flower is one of very few that open at night and has only a small amount of nectar. Cristobal had to be poised and ready to take his image as soon as the flower bloomed. ... https://www.nhm.ac.uk/wpy/gallery/2024-for-one-night-only Cotton Mist © Alexey Kharitonov (2024). Wildlife Photographer of the Year is owned by the Natural History Museum, London. Wetlands: The Bigger Picture, Highly Commended The Boloto Ozernoe nature reserve in Russia is a special place for Alexey, and on this trip he returned morning and evening to enjoy its beauty. He first came to the nature reserve six years previously, a time when he described it as ‘untouched by the modern world’. Beyond the small reserve, new roads and holiday homes are under construction. As of 2024 the reserve is largely untouched, though residents of neighbouring villages occasionally ride all-terrain vehicles on it, leaving bare ruts in the vegetation. https://www.nhmshop.co.uk/cotton-mist-wall-print.html
February 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
epantha.bsky.social
Cute little globular springtail, Katiannina, less than 1mm, photographed behind our house on common ivy, Dec. 25, 2024.

#insects #springtails #macro #macrophotography #macrophotos #bugs #symphypleona
A tiny orange rounded cute little globular springtail sits on top of a green leaf
February 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
epantha.bsky.social
2mm Globular Springtail, Ptenothrix renateae, photographed today behind the house on some common ivy. Temperature 53° in East Tennessee.

#Insects #macro #macrophotos #macrophotography #photography #springtails #bugs #wildlife #Symphypleona
From above, a tiny rounded insect is beige with complex dark brown patterns all over its body. The pattern has a geometric Native American feel.
December 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM
tshahan.bsky.social
was a dark damp day so I went springtail hunting in the woods - glad I did! 🙇

shot all 4 collembola orders🤩:

1 Entomobryomorpha (metallic blue lepidocyrtine)
2 Symphypleona (contrasty globular, Ptenothrix sp)
3 Poduromorpha (pillowy plump one, unsure)
4 Neelipleona (TINY, Megalothorax?)
December 10, 2024 at 3:38 AM
mcjjan.bsky.social
Collembola, Symphypleona (globular springtail), 0.5mm.
#photography #macro #nikon105mm.
November 30, 2024 at 10:01 AM
jaiiiiiii1.bsky.social
Did another 4 samples today between rain!

#entomology #collembola #springtails #springtail 🪲
Unidentified species of the family Isotomidae Also unidentified (and my favourite specimen of today), this one is of the family Symphypleona, one of the Globular Springtails. Same specimen as previous image The back-half of an unfortunately passed example of Dicyrtomina saundersi. Its furca is extended behind the body. A distinguishing, bright red pattern of pigment stands out on the back of the abdomen.
October 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM
elgrandsapon.bsky.social
Os colêmbolos bolinha podem parecer só fofinhos, mas eles tem um segredo interessante: quando se sentem ameaçados, eles pulam!

Mas não é qualquer pulinho, os saltos dele podem chegar a uma aceleração de 1800 m/s², maior que a de alguns mísseis nucleares intercontinentais. E isso dando cambalhotas.
A imagem mostra um colêmbolo da ordem Symphypleona visto de cima, capturado sob um microscópio estereoscópico. O organismo tem um corpo segmentado e arredondado, com o abdômen ligeiramente mais escuro do que o restante do corpo, que é de cor clara. A cabeça possui dois grandes olhos escuros e redondos, que se destacam. Duas longas antenas finas e escuras se projetam para frente. O organismo também possui seis pernas pequenas e finas, dispostas em três pares ao longo do corpo. O fundo da imagem é claro e sem detalhes, destacando o colêmbolo. No canto inferior esquerdo da imagem, há uma marca d'água com o texto "© SHIVA PIRES".
September 2, 2024 at 11:41 PM
jencross.bsky.social
I started #Invertefest yesterday because @franzanth.bsky.social was posting about it. Still a bit chilly here and mostly ants BUT look at this tiny orange friend! I found an awesome globby- a globular springtail!
(Order Symphypleona)
A tiny orange insect with white spots standing on a green well cap.
April 24, 2024 at 2:53 PM
microwild.bsky.social
Springtails are an adorable group of Hexapods. Coming in different shapes and sizes, if you lift a log or stone and see something hopping like a flea, it's most likely a Springtail. This little character is about 1mm long and is, I believe, from the Order of Symphypleona.

Ever seen one?

#ento
October 23, 2023 at 3:26 PM