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Sminthurus with spermatophore. Sminthurus viridis is a member of the Collembola, the springtails, an order in the subphylum Hexapoda.The species is known by common names such as clover springtail, [1] lucerne flea, [2] or lucerne earth flea.
Entomobryidae, sometimes called "slender springtails", is a family of springtails characterised by having an enlarged fourth abdominal segment and a well-developed furcula. Species in this family may be heavily scaled and can be very colourful.
Members of the family Neelidae are generally minute, averaging around 500 μm. They possess globular bodies superficially like that of the Symphypleona, with relatively long legs and a well-developed furca compared to other soil-dwelling springtails. [4]
Folsomia candida has an unpigmented, slender body up to 3 mm (0.1 in) in length. The head bears a pair of four-segmented antennae and a pair of post-antennal organs but no eyespots. The head bears a pair of four-segmented antennae and a pair of post-antennal organs but no eyespots.
Most Collembola are only 1–3 mm in length, but Holacanthella average 6–10 mm, and some individuals of H. duospinosa have been recorded as reaching 17 mm, making them the largest known species of springtail. [1] Unlike most springtails, Holacanthella lack a furcula and cannot jump.
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were missing from each plant in the year 2000 [3]. These chlor-alkali plants have an average of fifty-six cells, each containing as much as 8,000 pounds of mercury [4] and, every year the chlor-alkali industry reports unaccounted for mercury losses to the EPA [5]. Mercury is a danger to unborn children whose developing brains can be damaged if