A tiny caterpillar, caterpillaring about on a mushroom & a gumnut with a few beetle mite friends.

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A tiny springtail, Morulina sp. (left), and a beetle mite, Oribatellidae sp. (right), crawling over white-footed slime, Diachea leucopodia. Springtails are hexapods - they have six legs - but are not considered to be insects due to their internal mouthparts.

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White-footed slime, Diachea leucopodia, maturing out of its "goopy" stage. The transparent outer layer dries out and crinkles a bit, which causes the iridescent colours. There's also a bonus beetle mite in there, possibly Oribatellidae sp.

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