Micro-Fauna

Here is a small collection of macro/micro-work of various soil and seashore critters. From various tiny Acarids, Collembola and Pseudoscorpions to some bigger Arachnids, Porcellia and Opodiphthera. I am by no means an entomologist but I will do my best labelling these, so please let me know if I have them mislabelled.

Linopodes sp. - Mite
Linopodes sp. - Mite
Onychiuryd sp. - 'Podgy' Springtail
Onychiuryd sp. - 'Podgy' Springtail
Onychiuryd sp. - 'Podgy' Springtail
Onychiuryd sp. - 'Podgy' Springtail
Opiolones (order) -Harvestman
Opiolones (order) -Harvestman
Monobella grassei -'Podgy' Springtail
Monobella grassei -'Podgy' Springtail
Pseudoscorpionida (Order)sp. - Pseudoscorpion
Pseudoscorpionida (Order)sp. - Pseudoscorpion
Poduromorpha (order) sp. - 'Podgy' Springtail
Poduromorpha (order) sp. - 'Podgy' Springtail
Penthaleus sp. -Earth Mite
Penthaleus sp. -Earth Mite
Scolypopa australis- Passionvine hopper juvenile
Scolypopa australis- Passionvine hopper juvenile
?Onychiuryd sp., Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy' Springtail
?Onychiuryd sp., Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy' Springtail
?Onychiuryd sp., Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy' Springtail
?Onychiuryd sp., Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy' Springtail
Anystis baccarum- Red Whirligig mite
Anystis baccarum- Red Whirligig mite
?Hypogastruridae (family)-Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy Springtail
?Hypogastruridae (family)-Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy Springtail
?Hypogastruridae (family)-Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy Springtail
?Hypogastruridae (family)-Poduromorpha (order), 'Podgy Springtail
Porcellia scaber -Slater/Woodlouse
Porcellia scaber -Slater/Woodlouse
Doleromyrma darwiniana- Darwin ant
Doleromyrma darwiniana- Darwin ant
Pselaphochernes scorpioides- Compost Pseudoscorpion
Pselaphochernes scorpioides- Compost Pseudoscorpion
Pselaphochernes scorpioides- Compost Pseudoscorpion
Pselaphochernes scorpioides- Compost Pseudoscorpion
Trombidiidae sp. Red Velvet Mite
Trombidiidae sp. Red Velvet Mite
Trombidiidae sp. Red Velvet Mite
Trombidiidae sp. Red Velvet Mite
Opodiphthera eucalypti-Gum Emperor Moth Caterpillar
Opodiphthera eucalypti-Gum Emperor Moth Caterpillar
Doleromyrma darwiniana- Darwin ant
Doleromyrma darwiniana- Darwin ant
Nematoda order
Nematoda order
Symphypleona sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona sp. Globular Springtail
Scolypopa australis- Passionvine hopper juvenile
Scolypopa australis- Passionvine hopper juvenile
Caedicia simplex -Pink juvenile form of Katydid
Caedicia simplex -Pink juvenile form of Katydid
Symphypleona (order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona (order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona(order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona(order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona (order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona (order) sp. Globular Springtail
?Cyclotenidae
?Cyclotenidae
Symphypleona(order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona(order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona(order) sp. Globular Springtail
Symphypleona(order) sp. Globular Springtail
Porcellia scaber -Slater/Woodlouse
Porcellia scaber -Slater/Woodlouse

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