Aron Katz

Entomologist - Conservation Biologist - Interested in biodiversity, systematics, and evolution.

[Moler @envDNA]

Molecular identification and environmental DNA detection of gill lice ectoparasites associated with Brook Trout declines
#eDNA #environmentalDNA
https://t.co/YkN1SfkltA

[Andy Murray @mesofauna]

Playing with a free slideshow app and my springtail photos....
#springtails #collembola #soilanimals #mesofauna #macro https://t.co/wZ0wMl3zZl

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @schubertspiders]

Acanthanura sp., a beautiful Dragon Springtail I photographed in the Dandenong Ranges.

[Weird Animals @Weird_AnimaIs]

Bilobella braunerae is a species of springtail: tiny hexapods related to insects.

(Photo: Jan van Duinen)

[iNaturalist @inaturalist]

Our Observation of the Day is this Caledonimeria mirabilis #springtail, seen in New #Caledonia by damienbr! It's the first observation of this species posted to iNaturalist.

More details at: https://t.co/4cfBFAizY5 #OOTD #nature #animals #wildlife #naturephotography

[Aron Katz @sno_flea]

Best place to find Collembola in caves? On poop!

[Carlsbad Caverns NPS @CavernsNPS]

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.

NPS

#FindYourPark

[Mark A. Davis @Mark_A_Davis79]

What can Springtails tell us about the history of complex Karst systems? Turns out, a whole heck of a lot! https://t.co/HVTrmoAmRD

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

They have collembola on display - I'm in love @DublinDeadZoo

[Ed Phillips @Ed_P_Wildlife]

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

[Aron Katz @sno_flea]

New lava tube springtails from Lassen Nat. Forest from Tom Rickman’s presentation at the Cave Life Symposium at the California Academy of Sciences.

[Soil Biodiversity @theGSBI]

Do invasive species adjust to climate change better than native species? An example with Collembola (springtails) @cjanion https://t.co/rzSbci86E6

[Mark A. Davis @Mark_A_Davis79]

Fun fact: Stephen A. Forbes collected the first specimen in the @INHSillinois herpetology collection: an Eastern Massasauga.

[Mark Horton @markhortonphoto]

@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

[Jules Howard @juleslhoward]

Here's a SEM profile shot of a springtail which makes them look particularly sassy. (EofS / SPL / Solent).

[Aron Katz @sno_flea]

@DrStrangeAnt @rkelly Awesome!

[Josh Gibson, Ph.D. @DrStrangeAnt]

Whenever I see slomo videos of springtail jumps, @rkelly's "I believe I can fly" always gets stuck in my head. Filmed at 10k fps. @sno_flea

[Ed Phillips @Ed_P_Wildlife]

Courtship behaviour of aquatic springtails (Sminthurides aquaticus) by our pond. They lock antennae and male lifted into air. Both <0.5mm.

[Steve Trewhella @SteveTrewhella1]

New species for Wales https://t.co/6mFeyTjZ0k #Wales #Gower #Rhossili #Insect #Insects #Springtail #Collembola #Biodiversity

[Ms Grump @grumperton]

Let's start with a #Collembola - Onychiurus sp. Full critter, antenna, and pseudocelli #scicomm #natureisneat