Camera:

Canon EOS 450D

A Springtail eating from a leaf

Focal length:

65mm

A small Springtail (Symphypleona, Collembola order) appr. 2mm long. They are called Springtail because they have an abdominal, tail-like appendage, the furcula, that is folded beneath the body to be used for jumping when the animal is threatened (info from Wikipedia).

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Shutter:

1/60sec

Aperture:

f/11

ISO:

200

Flash:

n/a

Date:

15/04/2008