For reference, the Tasmanian 'dragon' springtail is on an Australian one-dollar coin (20 mm diameter), and the chunkier New Zealand 'giant' springtail is on a NZ one-dollar coin (26.5 mm diameter).
November 2, 2026 at 8:12 AM
For reference, the Tasmanian 'dragon' springtail is on an Australian one-dollar coin (20 mm diameter), and the chunkier New Zealand 'giant' springtail is on a NZ one-dollar coin (26.5 mm diameter).
I suspect the Tasmanian springtail of intentionally elongating itself. And clearly the Kiwi springtail is holding its breath.
November 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I suspect the Tasmanian springtail of intentionally elongating itself. And clearly the Kiwi springtail is holding its breath.
Two tiny mushrooms with a Springtail creeping between the two cups. These fellas are around 1-2 mm in size and can be tricky to capture!
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October 31, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Two tiny mushrooms with a Springtail creeping between the two cups. These fellas are around 1-2 mm in size and can be tricky to capture!
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#Fungi #CupFungi #Mycology #Springtail #MacroPhotography #ExtremeMacro #FocusStacking #TinyWorld #NaturePhotography #WoodlandWildlife
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The “reverse springtail strut” haha
November 1, 2026 at 11:10 PM
The “reverse springtail strut” haha
oh my gosh, Thomas has a springtail shirt! Tempted!
I have a Phiddipus shirt from him that has been a favorite for years now.
I have a Phiddipus shirt from him that has been a favorite for years now.
also, I've revised/updated some older designs (finally a Habronattus americanus shirt!!) alongside a new shirt for participants of the BugShot Guyana trip (you won't be a poser if you get one and didn't go!)
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November 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
oh my gosh, Thomas has a springtail shirt! Tempted!
I have a Phiddipus shirt from him that has been a favorite for years now.
I have a Phiddipus shirt from him that has been a favorite for years now.
You're looking at some of the first known living photographs of this beautiful (and tiny) springtail, Ptenothrix quadrangularis!
October 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM
You're looking at some of the first known living photographs of this beautiful (and tiny) springtail, Ptenothrix quadrangularis!
Cladonia #lichen (C. ochrochlora I'm told but ¯\(ツ)/¯ ?) Also, I *of course* noticed this springtail only at home, when looking at the photo. ID-ing springtails is even more complicated than ID-ing lichen - I *guess* it's Orchesella (iNat says O. cincta but then again - who knows ¯\(ツ)/¯ ?
November 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Cladonia #lichen (C. ochrochlora I'm told but ¯\(ツ)/¯ ?) Also, I *of course* noticed this springtail only at home, when looking at the photo. ID-ing springtails is even more complicated than ID-ing lichen - I *guess* it's Orchesella (iNat says O. cincta but then again - who knows ¯\(ツ)/¯ ?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0R... springtail appreciation post. you have to stop scrolling and appreciate it
ムチムチボディのヤスマツオオヤマトビムシ
YouTube video by ぺんどら
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November 2, 2026 at 2:14 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0R... springtail appreciation post. you have to stop scrolling and appreciate it
vtuber concept i wanna see: springtail vtuber. doesnt have to be anything more than that. i just think springtails are cute
October 28, 2026 at 9:24 PM
vtuber concept i wanna see: springtail vtuber. doesnt have to be anything more than that. i just think springtails are cute
please tell us about your favorite springtail encounter
October 29, 2026 at 7:23 AM
please tell us about your favorite springtail encounter
Day 29 of drawing one arthropoda order a day for #inktober 2026. Today I drew the springtail species Podura aquatica.
#arthropoda #sketch #drawing
#arthropoda #sketch #drawing
October 29, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Day 29 of drawing one arthropoda order a day for #inktober 2026. Today I drew the springtail species Podura aquatica.
#arthropoda #sketch #drawing
#arthropoda #sketch #drawing
Ooooh... I have two! The first time I saw a New Zealand giant springtail (it was a whopper!) my heart skipped a beat, and then it defensively bled while I was photographing it, which is a behaviour new to science! And recently I saw a Tasmanian dragon springtail and loudly swore with joyous shock 😅
October 30, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Ooooh... I have two! The first time I saw a New Zealand giant springtail (it was a whopper!) my heart skipped a beat, and then it defensively bled while I was photographing it, which is a behaviour new to science! And recently I saw a Tasmanian dragon springtail and loudly swore with joyous shock 😅
I want to meet a springtail
October 31, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I want to meet a springtail
springtail/shrimp tempera vtuber cause!! thats a living shrimp tempera
October 28, 2026 at 11:25 PM
springtail/shrimp tempera vtuber cause!! thats a living shrimp tempera
For them it’s a bit different to the Onychiurinae springtails, which have special pores (psuedocelli) to leak defensive fluids from. The giant springtail lack these pores, so it looks like they instead do traumatic bleeding by rupturing thin sections of their cuticle and releasing hemolymph!
October 30, 2026 at 5:22 AM
For them it’s a bit different to the Onychiurinae springtails, which have special pores (psuedocelli) to leak defensive fluids from. The giant springtail lack these pores, so it looks like they instead do traumatic bleeding by rupturing thin sections of their cuticle and releasing hemolymph!
ohhh new springtail video www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0R...
ムチムチボディのヤスマツオオヤマトビムシ
YouTube video by ぺんどら
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October 31, 2026 at 8:05 PM
ohhh new springtail video www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn0R...
This oddly shaped Russula has seen better days. But their in their prime as far as feeding the forest critters and an invading fungi goes. #FungiFriends
Zoom in for a closeup of 2 different springtail species. #Insect
#MacroPhotography #Fungi #Guttation
Zoom in for a closeup of 2 different springtail species. #Insect
#MacroPhotography #Fungi #Guttation
October 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This oddly shaped Russula has seen better days. But their in their prime as far as feeding the forest critters and an invading fungi goes. #FungiFriends
Zoom in for a closeup of 2 different springtail species. #Insect
#MacroPhotography #Fungi #Guttation
Zoom in for a closeup of 2 different springtail species. #Insect
#MacroPhotography #Fungi #Guttation
An animation of 50 of the 116 pictures that went into the above picture of the baby bolete.
I unfortunately just missed what looks like a springtail but was never fully in focus on the right side of the cap. #GIF #Animation #FocusStacking #Insect #FungiFriends
I unfortunately just missed what looks like a springtail but was never fully in focus on the right side of the cap. #GIF #Animation #FocusStacking #Insect #FungiFriends
October 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
An animation of 50 of the 116 pictures that went into the above picture of the baby bolete.
I unfortunately just missed what looks like a springtail but was never fully in focus on the right side of the cap. #GIF #Animation #FocusStacking #Insect #FungiFriends
I unfortunately just missed what looks like a springtail but was never fully in focus on the right side of the cap. #GIF #Animation #FocusStacking #Insect #FungiFriends
An #Animation of the 50 pictures that went into the above #FocusStack picture. You can see the spider move across the scene and even disturb a pine needle a bit. As well as the otherwise barely visible springtail that moves about briefly on the left front cap. #FungiFriends #GIF #Fungi #Spider
October 25, 2026 at 6:25 AM
An #Animation of the 50 pictures that went into the above #FocusStack picture. You can see the spider move across the scene and even disturb a pine needle a bit. As well as the otherwise barely visible springtail that moves about briefly on the left front cap. #FungiFriends #GIF #Fungi #Spider
Good eye!
I realized I was so focused on the wasp I completely missed a spider and a small springtail moving through the scene. I remember seeing the spider but thought it had been out of focus for all the shots. I made an animation of all 34 pictures for fun. #GIF #Animation #Fungi #Wasp #Spider
I realized I was so focused on the wasp I completely missed a spider and a small springtail moving through the scene. I remember seeing the spider but thought it had been out of focus for all the shots. I made an animation of all 34 pictures for fun. #GIF #Animation #Fungi #Wasp #Spider
October 24, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Good eye!
I realized I was so focused on the wasp I completely missed a spider and a small springtail moving through the scene. I remember seeing the spider but thought it had been out of focus for all the shots. I made an animation of all 34 pictures for fun. #GIF #Animation #Fungi #Wasp #Spider
I realized I was so focused on the wasp I completely missed a spider and a small springtail moving through the scene. I remember seeing the spider but thought it had been out of focus for all the shots. I made an animation of all 34 pictures for fun. #GIF #Animation #Fungi #Wasp #Spider
Hi Anders, it looks like a springtail to me...
October 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Hi Anders, it looks like a springtail to me...
looking at pink little sunguss beast before AI pop my7 pre-hangover ibuprofen and go to bed. look them.
October 20, 2026 at 4:19 AM
looking at pink little sunguss beast before AI pop my7 pre-hangover ibuprofen and go to bed. look them.
Tiny Naphrys bufoides lad saw a springtail on a miniscule shroom and went for it 🥹
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober
October 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Tiny Naphrys bufoides lad saw a springtail on a miniscule shroom and went for it 🥹
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober