Pseudachorutinae sp. (14024821748)

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Original description on Flickr: I was a few kilometres outside of Rotarua in the North Island of New Zealand in Whakarewarewa Forest otherwise known as the Redwoods. This is a peculiar place, almost bereft of native invertebrate life and it took me six hours to find a couple of springtails that weren't the cosmopolitan N. muscorum or Onychiurinae. These seem to be the default springtails wherever there's been input from European settlers. The massive area of woodland was planted over and through another ecosystem, of flax, fern and shrub, mainly Manuka. For me, it wasn't too pleasant but, anyway. There was this chap, rather splendid, around 8mm big and cute as a button ambling around so I took some photos.. It's worth checking out the first comment for more photos, especially a crop of the water droplet. This has had the effect of further magnifying the epicuticular ultrastructure to such an extent that you can begin to see the hexagonal structure of the granules, or something.. Very cool. Date: 12 May 2014, 23:02:49. Source: Pseudachorutinae sp. (14024821748). Author: Andy Murray.