Some of the tiny critters that I've found in our gravel driveway:

These are springtails of the genus Seira, and possibly Seira ferrarii according to a springtail expert on iNaturalist

Springtails are tiny six-legged arthropods that aren't insects

#springtails #arthropods #hexapods #DrivewayBugs

Anurida sp.

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Plump Springtails (Poduromorpha)

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I totally forgot it was time for a new episode of @KateShaw 's podcast, only to find out it's about one of the best animals ever, millipedes!!

https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2025/08/25/episode-447-so-many-legs/

#fossils
#millipedeMonday
#arthropods
#arthropleura
#centipedes

Walnut Orbweaver (Nuctenea umbratica)

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Trochosa sp.

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🚀 MoultDB is now featured on Expasy!

The database has been highlighted by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics @SIB on their bioinformatics resource portal

🔗 https://www.expasy.org/
🔗 https://moultdb.org

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Our goal: make moulting research open, integrated, and accessible.
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