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Did you know that Pogonognathellus Longicornis is a very large species of springtail? Commonly found in Western Europe, these relative giants measure up to 9mm long, not including antennae. Said antennae are much longer than the animal's body and curl up if disturbed. They have to be careful, though, as the antennae are also very fragile and will break.

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Elongate springtails, and less hairy than some.

An Elongate Springtail

Unidentified, order Entomobryomorpha

One of the three main groups of springtails, tiny hexapods related to insects. Formerly treated as the superfamily Entomobryoidea.

Best distinguished from the other springtail groups by body shape - Symphypleona are almost spherical, Poduromorpha are also very plump but have a more oval, but the Entomobryomorpha are slimmest springtails. They either have short legs and antennae, or long legs and antennae, and well-developed furculae that they use to jump. I suspect this one is in the Tomoceridae. It might even be Tomocerus minor, a species found from the Arctic all the way to New Zealand.