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[ponerinecat]

So, I had a box of "shiny" springtails. They have been sorted into two types, one large mettalic grey species and another smaller species with light reflecting hairs. there's a third species, but they were never sorted together in the first place. They are extremely small and metallic jet black.

[ponerinecat]

Been a while. Collected two speceis of unknown podura springtails, one pink and peurple, another pure pink. Also grew my Brackenridgia culture to around 13 individuals, and my Trichorhina had another generation.

[ponerinecat]

Big update:

 

Boosted my culture of P. scaber to around 50

Most of my springs have reproduced

Symphylans have reproduced

Two cultures of springtails have died

Zebras had a die off, stabilized around 6 individuals

Found that my isopods like tofu

Memory card slot broke, so no pics for a while

[ponerinecat]

Rare chance for pics using a laptop.

Edited by ponerinecat, January 28 2020 - 3:56 PM.

[ANTdrew]

Wow! You found all those?

[ponerinecat]

Wow! You found all those?

All besides the T. tomentosa. Just got more containers, going for more spring species.

[TheMicroPlanet]

That's a lot of bugs. And you know every species (in the pictures)?

Edited by TheMicroPlanet, January 28 2020 - 5:34 PM.

[ponerinecat]

That's a lot of bugs. And you know every species (in the pictures)?

I know all the isopods, but the millipedes are mostly down to genera, with a few species and subfamily IDs, and the springtails are just suborders.

[ponerinecat]

Found a small amount of booklice in a leaf pile. Starting a colony.

[AntsDakota]

 

That's a lot of bugs. And you know every species (in the pictures)?

I know all the isopods, but the millipedes are mostly down to genera, with a few species and subfamily IDs, and the springtails are just suborders.

 

Yeesh! I've only got a few dozen ant genera memorized.....

[ponerinecat]

Obtained more springtails, including the beforementioned tiny white globs, as well as a large blueish purple speceis. Captured orange globs as well as a strange blueish springtails with orangeish brown bumps. Started raising and unidentified beetle larvae.

[ponerinecat]

I've also realized why my T. tomentosa are breeding so prolifically, it's because they are parthogenic. Males are entirely missing from the species.

[ponerinecat]

This is a surprise, I actually have Entomobrya nigrocincta. What's great about these is that they have sexual dimorphism. Females are large and beige striped with brown, and males are small, orange with a white stripe behind the head. I will definitely be culturing these.

[ponerinecat]

[ponerinecat]

Entomobrya nigrocincta

[Ants_Dakota]

Wow, you sure are an insect lover! Mind if I ask this question: do you have an ant colony?

[AntsDakota]

You should see his Psuedomyrmex.

[ponerinecat]

Ah, yeah, sadly those died off. I'll be looking for nuptials next season.

[ponerinecat]

I do have ants, 4 colonies and 1 queen as well as a frag colony at the moment, will definitely get more soon.

 

Obtained a new type of springtail, very variable and get very large.

[Ants_Dakota]

Ah. thanks for the answer.