Tullbergiidae (0.3mm-0.5mm) Mesaphorura sp. ?

            I found a colony of these Tullbergiidae living in amongst the roots of an Orchid that is kept in the utility room. These are very small Collembola and ranged from 0.3mm-0.5mm long at a guess, but look at the width less than 0.1mm. I was messing around with extension tubes etc, some were taken with my MP-E with the 1.4x teleconverter and 108mm of extension tubes and a few with the teleconverter and 168mm of extension tubes.

I have no idea what species these are, I'm not even sure if they are a UK species, as they most probably came in with the Orchid, I suppose it depends whether the Orchid was grown in the UK or was imported.

I have included a few extra images in the first comment, including a macro setup image and size reference.

I'm guessing that this is possibly a Mesaphorura sp.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Melton Mowbray (show map)

Taken on: December 28, 2014

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Tullbergiidae

Poduromorpha

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Sets appears in: • Collembola Set • Poduromorpha

Groups appears in: • TINIEST CREATURES • Collembola/Springtails from around the world more » • Minor Arthropod Orders • BBC Winterwatch • Order: Poduromorpha • Scientific Photographers « less

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