Molecular identification and environmental DNA detection of gill lice ectoparasites associated with Brook Trout declines
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One common creature in Carlsbad Cavern is the springtail, small arthropods about half the size of a grain of rice. Living in total darkness, it doesn’t have eyes or coloration.
Bring a flashlight and look at some of the formations, you might see one.
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Sphaeridia pumilis is our smallest species of globular springtail. Here's a female of ~0.3 mm. Lots in a churchyard that I visited today. #Collembola#Globby
@qikipedia Globular springtails evert their vesicles to cushion their landings and right themselves after a 'spring' The clear 'tubes' in this shot. https://t.co/wIKNOTZtTY