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It is with great joy that I present a bucket-list species for me, one of the 'giant' springtails (Holacanthella spinosa).

I've spend the weekend in NZ native red beech forests, photographing some unbelievable creatures... stay tuned for green tree geckos, tree wētā, and VELVET WORMS!

#MacroPhotography #SoilBiodiversity #SoilEcology #SoilFauna #Collembola #SpringtailSunday

A photograph of a large, blue springtail covered in blue and yellow spike-shaped lumps all over the top of its body.