Collembola of the USA
Springtail

		Price	Photo	In stock	Cart
Entomobryomorpha - Elongate-bodied Springtails
unidentified - springtail
Gn. sp.	Springtail (tiny 1mm)*	$5.95		100

*These Springtail are very tiny. You will receive them in a 5/8 dram glass vial with 70% ethyl alcohol.

These springtail are not only tiny, but somewhat tricky to collect. Here is how I did it:

I was in by backyard in Little Rock, AR during the 1st week of November 2010. The was a nice day and the temperature was probably  in the mid 60's. I was turning over rocks looking for Earwigs when I noticed very tiny white dots scurrying around in the dirt and debris. I scooped up a sample of the dirt and debris for close inspection. I took the sample into a workroom in my house affectionately known as "The Bug Cave" and placed it into a shallow black tray. Using a small paint brush, I sorted through the sample looking for the white dots against the black color of the tray. A magnifying lens helped my 47 year old eyes see more clearly. I noticed that when I touched the white dots they sprung into the air and out of sight. To stop them from springing out of sight I poured a half inch layer of ethanol into the tray. A few of the white dots floated to the surface where I collected them with my tiny paint brush. At that point I was able to view the creatures through a field microscope and identify them as Pseudosinella rolfsi.