18.08.18 - Gaulby - Absolute Whoppers

Bit of a cock up on the navigation front resulted in a collecting trip in an unintended location - arable field margins - but still one with no previous springtail records.

Sweeping vegetation near the base (where there was most moisture) yielded abundant Entomobrya nicoleti and a few Orchesella cincta. As with the previous day, juvenile populations containing mostly immature stages:

Entomobrya nicoleti juvenile:


Orchesella cincta:



Poking around under the bark of a fallen Ash tree was also productive, giving many adult Pogonognathellus longicornis - absolute whoppers, some of the biggest I have ever seen (drought survivors):


I also found a single Entomobrya multifasciata, not a species I see very often:



Overall, quite a productive outing and once again, no globular species recorded post-drought.