File:SminthuridesAquaticus.jpg
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English: Tiny white springtails (probably Sminthurides aquaticus) on the surface of a pond (here resting on branches/stalks floating on the water). They are so small (~0.2–0.5 mm?) that they can't be identified as animals with the naked eye. It just looks like tiny white particles moving on the water – but apparently on their own power. These springtails make large jumps with a multiple length of their body size (sometimes several centimeters).
Deutsch: Ansammlung von Wasserkugelspringern (wahrscheinlich Sminthurides aquaticus) auf der Wasseroberfläche eines Teiches (hier ruhend auf Treibgut). Diese weißen Springschwänze sind so winzig (~0,2–0,5 mm?), dass man sie mit bloßem Auge gar nicht als Lebewesen erkennt. Man sieht nur kleinste weiße Partikel, die sich aber anscheinend aus eigener Kraft auf dem Wasser fortbewegen. Dabei machen sie Sprünge, deren Länge ein Vielfaches ihrer Körpergröße ausmacht (teilweise mehrere Zentimeter). |
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Own work. Collage of three pictures.  +  +  + flashlight (only pic above; all taken handheld in bad light conditions). Location: North-eastern Lower Saxony, Germany. |
| Author | Christian Fischer |
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See also another – bigger – species:  |
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