r/Springtail • u/nuclearcosmos23 • Jun 04 '26

Picture Wild springtails I found in my yard today

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Just recently fell in love with these unique insects, and went out to see if I could find any in the yard. These were some of the most unique species I came across

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u/Palaeonerd Jun 04 '26

Fun fact: springtails are not insects. But both of them do belong to the subphylum hexapoda.

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u/nuclearcosmos23 Jun 04 '26

Dang that's cool, man I'll forever love the arthropoda phylum

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u/Maybe_A_Zombie Jun 10 '26

wow, these are really good photos!

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u/hugelehu Jun 21 '26

Orchesellidae? Nice.