1/27/2018 Springtail (Entomobrya arula) on a mushroom photo

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27-JAN-2018

1/27/2018 Springtail (Entomobrya arula) on a mushroom

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I used a Canon MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo lens set at 3x
bugguide.net/node/view/1487739

Frans Janssens@www.collembola.org Extremely rare. Only 3 specimens (of 1961) have been recorded so far.

Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
900 Dornan Drive
Richmond, California 94801

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV ,Canon MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro
1/200s f/16.0 at 65.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Isabel Cutler		30-Jan-2018 23:30
You should upload this image to bugguide.net (maximum 560 or 580 pixels wide, I think). They'd be very happy to have it among their ID files.

Isabel Cutler		30-Jan-2018 23:30
I had no idea springtails were so "fancy". I've often seen them in terrariums I've had, but they're barely visible to the naked eye, as you well know. This lens is amazing.