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Springtails (Snowfleas) Order Colembola

These little critters are only .5mm long. They jump with their little furculas across the snow. Barely visible with the naked eye. 40X objective on an inexpensive Kronus student microscope using a custom made eyepiece adapter with Minolta Dimage 7. Combination oblique lighting and understage polarizer. Hypogastura sp?
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