Exploring underfoot - Capitol State Forest, second site

The second observation site I visited in Capitol State Forest was full of a large number of these big lumpy springtails - the very recognizable Poduromorpha. It was cool to see them there, because I didn't see any at the first site. (I identified these as Neanuridae, that being the name that came to mind for these lumpy friends, but I should probably go up to Poduromorpha, that being all I'm really sure about.)

I also saw a couple of these yellowish elongate springtails. They didn't look much like the ones I saw in the suburban yard, but were visually identical to the one I saw at the other site in Capitol State Forest.

I'm looking forward to further underfoot exploration... somewhere less shooty.

Posted on October 31, 2022 07:25 AM by wildnettle wildnettle

Observations

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:25 PM PDT

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Trombidiform Mites (Order Trombidiformes)

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:23 PM PDT

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White-striped Running Crab Spider (Philodromus rufus)

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:19 PM PDT

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Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers (Family Linyphiidae)

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:19 PM PDT

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Plump Springtails (Order Poduromorpha)

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:14 PM PDT

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:13 PM PDT

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:10 PM PDT

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Plump Springtails (Order Poduromorpha)

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:02 PM PDT

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Plump Springtails (Order Poduromorpha)

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wildnettle

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October 29, 2022 05:07 PM PDT

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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)

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wildnettle

Date

October 29, 2022 05:01 PM PDT

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wildnettle

Date

October 29, 2022 05:01 PM PDT

Comments

Check out the unicorn spider (Coreorgonal monoceros) though! That's my new favorite observation from the day. (This one: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140533865) Believe it or not, I didn't even notice the horn when I took the picture. Then again, I didn't know any spiders even had such interesting structures, so I certainly wasn't looking for it!

Posted by wildnettle over 1 year ago

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