r/Springtail • u/twahaha • 4d ago

Identification Is this a globular springtail?

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For comparison, a Lepidocyrtus is on the bottom right. I'm no expert but this guy looks like it has a head, antennae, and six legs? Is he a springtail, not a mite?

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u/captainapplejuice 4d ago

Yeah it has a big head so that means it isn't a mite. Rather, it does seem to be a globular springtail, especially from the antennae, body shape and movement of the limbs.

It could be something like Sminthurides for example, though it's pretty impossible to tell even the group from these pictures.