--- In Marty Michener <>
wrote:
> They are much smaller than most insects - I am guessing Collembola -
> springtails - harmless, "primitive" insects.... most feed on
> decaying organic matter, and can do damage in gardens, etc.
> http://www.borealforest.org/insects/insects1.htm
OK, I did just rake leaves (after being chastized in the group last
spring), and my wife used some rotting birch logs as part of holiday
decprations, so we'd just stired up the litter-dwellors. I've got a
few of these critters stuck to a piece of tape, so when I can find a
microscope w/camera, maybe I can get a positive ID.
I uploaded one still that I got that shows the leg segments:
http://feldman.gidnoy.com/photos/Purple_bugs.jpg
This looks a lot like some of the podomorhphid varieties:
http://www.missouri.edu/~bioscish/coll.html
http://www.missouri.edu/~bioscish/podomorpha.html
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