Clockwise:
Entomobrya nicoleti
Dicyrtomina saundersi
Orchesella villosa
(Composite image)
After the coldest spell of the year we were keen to get out, so we went over to Noseley (another empty tetrad!) and, after donning many layers, trudged though the snow which had drifted almost 0.5cm deep in places! Joking aside, the cold had clearly affected the invertebrates, driving them down as far as they could get. The other thing that struck me was how dry the leaf litter was, even the stuff I was scooping up with snow on. I was not surprised by the limited haul of springtails, but nevertheless, no longer an empty tetrad.
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