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Springtail - Dicyrtomina saundersi
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This shot shows the jumping device, called a furcula,which is the forked device you can see. It is normally folded underneath the body and held in place by the tenaculum. To leap, the Springtail releases the furcula and can travel up to 20 times its body length.

This is one of the larger ones in our Garden, all of 3mm long.
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PMG

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Thu February 4, 2010 5:02am

You really are sweating the small stuff now! And very interesting the explanation too - great work!

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Mon February 8, 2010 6:37pm

Interesting viewpoint Graham - your pic also shows the ventral tube (used to take up water) really well.

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Mon February 8, 2010 6:54pm

Thanks Pauline and Bruce. They're fascinating creatures. According to a Flickr user this one's a female.

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