Frank Ashwood

Did you know that springtails come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes? Here are some lovely representatives of the four springtail Orders (clockwise from top left): Symphypleona, Entomobryomorpha, Poduromorpha and Neelipleona!

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Dec 22, 2022 at 3:54pmWeb
Show threadKatenocklesDec 22, 2022
@frankashwood springtails are mega cute!
Show threadCapritiaJHDec 22, 2022
@frankashwood
WOW! Knowing that closed terrarium afficionados recommend springtails to control fungus problems and for general terrarium health, I went and read the Wikipedia article on them. Had no idea how widespread and important these little guys are! Important in the soil microbe cycle; maintain mycorrhizal fungi and helper bacteria... Yet another reason to leave the leaves.