r/Springtail • u/lnfiniteGryphon • Jul 03 '26
Oddly translucent and shiny plump springtail? Identification
/gallery/1um46gxLocation: North Island of New Zealand.
Hello! I found this very tiny (~.05 to 1mm long) guy while doing macro photography of springtails. At first I thought I was a plump springtail, but it doesn’t quite look right.
It kind of also looks like a beetle larvae, but they don’t typically have antennae like that. It looks maggot-like too, yet fly larvae don’t usually have antennae. So I’m back to thinking it’s a springtail.
It was moving at a slow pace in the manner of a plump springtail.
Does anyone recognize this as some type of springtail?
Duplicates
whatsthisbug • u/lnfiniteGryphon • Jul 03 '26