One piece of wet wood literally broke up in my hand and deep inside I found Neanura muscorum. This is regarded as a common species but is my first record for VC55:
This species has no furca - a springless springtail:
Great Merrible:
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
14.11.18 - Great Merrible
My first return to Great Merrible since 12.05.18. On that occasion I well remember having to beat a retreat - unstoppable sneezing and eyes streaming so that I couldn't focus on anything, the hayfever forced me to give up. This trip was much more fun - autumn colours and a pleasant temperature. I concentrated on looking for springtails in decaying wood. This turned up a few Pogonognathellus longicornis and a large number of Lepidocyrtus lignorum:
One piece of wet wood literally broke up in my hand and deep inside I found Neanura muscorum. This is regarded as a common species but is my first record for VC55:
This species has no furca - a springless springtail:
Great Merrible:
One piece of wet wood literally broke up in my hand and deep inside I found Neanura muscorum. This is regarded as a common species but is my first record for VC55:
This species has no furca - a springless springtail:
Great Merrible:
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