springtail, unidentified species. Very tiny insect, less than from end to end


Springtails are amongst the smallest insects in the world, only just visible to the human eye. They often appear only as a moving dot against something like a white tablecloth. 25x magnification using a light microscope.


Size: 3999px × 2578px
Location: Oxfordshire, UK
Photo credit: © Julian Brooks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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