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Springtails!Jumping Bug
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 8:35 PM
Hi,
These tiny insects, no longer than an 1/8 inch, appear on my drawing desk while I work. They seem most prevalent in the summertime, hopping from out of nowhere onto my white paper at a rate of at least 1 per hour. They’re not particularly bothersome, but they jump faster than the eye can see… and I figure they’ve got to be coming from somewhere. Sorry for the bad pics, but I was lucky just to photograph it. Thanks!
Paolo
Brooklyn, NY
Springtail
Hi Paolo,
This is a Springtail. It looks to be an Elongate Bodied Springtail in the Suborder Arthropleona – Elongate-bodied Springtails, Family Entomobryidae, Genus Entomobrya, and possibly Species Entomobrya griseoolivata as evidenced by an image on BugGuide. If Springtails get numerous, they can be an annoyance, but they are basically quite benign.
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