PORTFOLIO | MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus depositing an egg.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus chewing out a 'nest'.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus depositing an egg.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus covering egg with faecal pellet.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus covering egg with faecal pellet.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus looking after the eggs.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus: Embryos.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus: the young ones.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - On the left: a male and a female - on the right: a female.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Tripod posture.
Sphaeridia pumilis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sphaeridia pumilis.
Sphaeridia pumilis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sphaeridia pumilis: female and male below.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Female Sminthurides aquaticus.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Female Sminthurides aquaticus.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Female Sminthurides aquaticus.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Female Sminthurides aquaticus with a drop of saliva.
Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - On the left: a female - on the right: a male.
Sminthurides aquaticus male
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Male Sminthurides aquaticus.
Sminthurides aquaticus var. levanderi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Sminthurides aquaticus var. levanderi.
Sminthurides malmgreni
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Female collage.
Sminthurides malmgreni
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthurididae - Female.
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Allacma fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - Found in the park - Itterdal in Opitter.
Allacma fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - Found on the edge of a leaf.
Allacma fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - Found on a building block.
Allacma fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - In Symphypleona, 2 tubelike vesicles can be everted from the tip of the collophore at high speed. In Allacma they are warted.
Allacma fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - On a leaf.
Allacma fusca female
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - Found on a damp with algae-covered wooden bench in Opitter park. About 5 specimens where visible.
Allacma fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - Allacma fusca.
Sminthurus viridis ssp. cinereoviridis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Sminthuridae - Sminthurus viridis ssp. cinereoviridis: 'cinereoviridis' refers to the coloration ...
Sminthurinus aureus forma maculatus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus aureus forma maculatus: more pale reticulate pattern (and often absent) but with a short dark commashaped dorsolateral posterior pattern.
Sminthurinus domesticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus domesticus.
Sminthurinus aureus forma ochropus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus aureus forma ochropus: In atratus, the appendages are as dark as the body. In ochropus, distinctly more pale.
Sminthurinus aureus forma ochropus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Tripod posture.
Sminthurinus aureus forma reticulatus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - The dorsal reticulate pattern is not darkly coloured but orange (size : 0.4mm).
Sminthurinus aureus forma reticulatus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus aureus forma reticulatus.
Sminthurinus niger
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Typical is the distinctly 'too short' white 'eyebrow'.
Sminthurinus niger moulting
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Juvenile preparing to moult: speckled appearance of the body colour, an indication the old cuticula is being 'released' to make space for new cuticula underneath.
Sminthurinus niger
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus niger.
Sminthurinus reticulatus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus reticulatus: distinctly dark coloured dorsal reticulate pattern.
Sminthurinus trinotatus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus trinotatus: white dots on both sides.
Sminthurinus elegans
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus elegans: on the left a dark one, on the right a lighter one.
Sminthurinus elegans
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Katiannidae - Sminthurinus elegans, and on the left a Podura aquatica.
Jordanathrix nr superba
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Jordanathrix nr superba: dorsal.
Jordanathrix nr superba female
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Jordanathrix nr superba female : shows the SAA, i.e. sub-anal appendages.
Jordanathrix nr superba female
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Frontal.
Jordanathrix nr superba
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Tripod posture.
Jordanathrix nr superba
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Male.
Jordanathrix nr superba male
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - On a leaf near a grain of sand.
Dicyrtoma fusca females
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Two females.
Dicyrtoma fusca forma rufescens
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Dicyrtoma fusca var rufescens.
Dicyrtoma fusca forma rufescens prejump
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Dicyrtoma fusca var rufescens: ready to jump.
Dicyrtoma fusca var 1
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Tripod posture, the insert shows the SAA, i.e. sub-anal appendages.
Dicyrtoma fusca var 1
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - The dorsal pattern.
Dicyrtoma fusca forma rufescens
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - On a leaf.
Dicyrtoma fusca forma rufescens
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - On a leaf.
Dicyrtoma fusca var1
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Two, together on a leaf.
Dicyrtoma fusca and Dicyrtomina ornata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - On the right you can see the Dicyrtoma fusca, frontal...
Dicyrtoma fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - On the move.
Dicyrtomina ornata male
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Male.
Dicyrtomina ornata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Frontal.
Dicyrtomina ornata juvenile
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Juvenile with reflections.
Dicyrtomina ornata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - On a green leaf, with a red leaf in the background.
Dicyrtomina ornata and fusca
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - You can see a Dicyrtoma fusca on the left and a Dicyrtomina ornata on the right.
Dicyrtoma fusca male
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Male.
Dicyrtomina saundersi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Dicyrtomina saundersi.
Dicyrtomina saundersi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Dicyrtomina saundersi.
Dicyrtomina saundersi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Dicyrtomina saundersi.
Dicyrtomina saundersi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - Dicyrtomina saundersi.
Dicyrtomina Ornata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Dicyrtomidae - On red background.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus female
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus female.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus. couple with spermatophore on stalk.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus male looking for female.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus. Two males and a female.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Shows a vesicle. Two tubelike vesicles can be everted from the tip of the collophore at high speed.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - On a red flowerpetal.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - On a leaf.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Eating pollen grains.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - On a leaf.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes male in competition for a female.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes, female
2013 - 2017, Kaulille
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes,female, from Kaulille.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes, female forma repanda and Deuterosminthurus pallipes, male.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes forma repandus: 2 males and a female.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes
2013 - 2017, Kaulille
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes, male from Kaulille.
Deuterosminthurus pallipes
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Deuterosminthurus pallipes, male.
Heterosminthurus claviger
2013 - 2017, Opglabeek
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Heterosminthurus claviger found on grass in the heathlands of Opglabeek.
Heterosminthurus claviger
2013 - 2017, Opglabeek
Symphypleona Bourletielidae - Heterosminthurus claviger found on grass in the heathlands of Opglabeek.
Podura aquatica
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Poduridae - In the background: 1 eurocent.
Podura aquatica
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Poduridae - Podura_aquatica on the left. Also a Sminthurinus elegans on the right.
Podura aquatica
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Poduridae - On duckweed. Species is typically found on the surface of stagnant freshwaters.
Podura aquatica and Sminthurides aquaticus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Podura aquatica (dark species), together with Sminthurides aquaticus (lighter species).
Anurida tullbergi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Neanuridae - Anurida tullbergi.
Anurida tullbergi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Neanuridae - Anurida tullbergi.
Bilobella braunerae
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Neanuridae - Bilobella braunerae.
Protaphorura armata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Onychiuridae - Protaphorura armata: Prot-a-phor-ura, first-not-bearing-a tail.
Ceratophysella armata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Hypogastruridae - Ceratophysella armata.
Ceratophysella denticulata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Hypogastruridae - Ceratophysella denticulata.
Xenylla sp
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Poduromorpha Hypogastruridae - Xenylla sp.
Megalothorax minimus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Neelipleona Neelidae - Megalothorax minimus.
Megalothorax minimus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Neelipleona Neelidae - Megalothorax minimus.
Megalothorax minimus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Neelipleona Neelidae - Megalothorax minimus: collage.
Pogonognathellus flavescens juvenile
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Tomoceridae - Pogonognathellus flavescens: juvenile specimen.
Tomocerus minor
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Tomoceridae - Tomocerus minor: The eyepatch in tomocerinae has 6 visible ocelli.
Tomocerus minor
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Tomoceridae - Tomocerus minor : You can see the claws at the hindleg: in Collembola the 2 claws are in opposite position (in Insecta side by side): ...
Tomocerus vulgaris
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Tomoceridae - Tomocerus vulgaris : Note the dark (deep purple) colour of the scales. In minor usually bluish.
Tomocerus vulgaris
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Tomoceridae - Tomocerus vulgaris : The bothriotricha are present in all Tomocerinae. In T. vulgaris the spots are often distinctly white. In minor less distinct.
Orchesella villosa
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Orchesellidae - Orchesella villosa.
Orchesella villosa
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Orchesellidae - Orchesella villosa.
Orchesella cincta
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Orchesellidae - Orchesella cincta : a Juvenile specimen. In adults the head is black.
Orchesella cincta
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Orchesellidae - Orchesella cincta : a Juvenile specimen. In adults the head is black.
Orchesella flavescens female
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Orchesellidae - Female. In adults the head is black.
Orchesella flavescens male
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Orchesellidae - Orchesella flavescens Male. In adults the head is black.
Orchesella flavescens male
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Orchesellidae - Male. In adults the head is black.
Willowsia nigromaculata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - Willowsia nigromaculata.
Willowsia nigromaculata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - Willowsia nigromaculata.
Lepidocyrtus curvicollis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Lepidocyrtidae - Lepidocyrtus curvicollis: right angled mesothorax.
Lepidocyrtus curvicollis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Lepidocyrtidae - Lepidocyrtus curvicollis.
Lepidocyrtus cyaneus/lanocyrtus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Lepidocyrtidae - Lepidocyrtus cyaneus/lanocyrtus.
Lepidocyrtus lignorum
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Lepidocyrtidae - Lepidocyrtus lignorum.
Lepidocyrtus lignorum
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Lepidocyrtidae - Lepidocyrtus lignorum.
Lepidocyrtus lignorum
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Lepidocyrtidae - Lepidocyrtus lignorum.
Lepidocyrtus lignorum
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Lepidocyrtidae - Lepidocyrtus lignorum and a juvenile.
Desoria olivacea
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Desoria olivacea.
Desoria trispinata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Desoria trispinata.
Isotoma caerulea
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma caerulea.
Isotoma caerulea and Desoria trispinata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma caerulea and Desoria trispinata.
Isotoma viridis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma viridis: body color greenish, this one found on a flowerpot.
Isotoma viridis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma viridis: in a chive.
Isotoma viridis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma viridis: a more darker one as usual.
Isotoma viridis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma viridis: close-up.
Isotoma viridis forma annulatus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma viridis forma annulata : Note the dark body segment margins.
Isotoma anglicana
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotoma anglicana: The first Isotoma that I could make a photo of and I never saw one again.
Isotomurus graminis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - macrosetae only present on terminal bodysegments, typical for Isotomurus.
Isotomurus maculatus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotomurus maculatus : has a typical characteristic 'royal crown' on abd 4.
Isotomurus palustris
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotomurus palustris: body with middorsal stripe from neck to second abdominal segment.
Isotomurus plumosus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotomurus plumosus: found together with Podura aquatica and Sminthurides aquaticus in my little pond in the garden.
Isotomurus pseudopalustris forma gervaisi
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotomurus pseudopalustris forma gervaisi: Fourth abdominal segment with 2 pale dots at anterior margin and abdominal segments ...
Isotomurus pseudopalustris
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Isotomurus pseudopalustris : Fourth abdominal segment with 2 pale dots at anterior margin and abdominal segments with irregular median patch.
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Parisotoma notabilis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Body without pigmentation.
Parisotoma notabilis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Body without pigmentation.
Vertagopus arboreus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Isotomidae - Body color purplish.
Heteromurus nitidus
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Heteromuridae - Heteromurus nitidus: found on a leaf.
Heteromurus major
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Heteromuridae - Heteromurus major: found on a leaf.
Heteromurus major
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Heteromuridae - Heteromurus major: found on moss.
Entomobrya albocincta
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. albocincta: found on wood that I have collected in my garden for the springtails.
Entomobrya albocincta
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. albocincta : found on wood that I have collected in my garden for the springtails.
Entomobrya albocincta
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. albocincta: you can see the springtail of the springtail.
Entomobrya corticalis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. corticalis: found on wood.
Entomobrya corticalis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. corticalis: found on a buildingblock between the moss.
Entomobrya nivalis
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. nivalis forma dorsalis: thoracic dorsal pigmentation is absent/indistinct. in nivalis dorsal pigmentation in the shape of a ‘U’, in intermedia the ‘U’ is interrupted at the corners.
Entomobrya lanuginosa juvenile
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. lanuginosa: found on an old mushroom in water, has no pigmentation pattern so it could be a juvenile E. lanuginosa.
Entomobrya multifasciata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - E. multifasciata: hiding under cobwebs on an old flowerpot..
Entomobrya multifasciata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - On moss.
Entomobrya multifasciata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - On a building block.
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Entomobrya multifasciata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - On a buildingblock, between moss.
Entomobrya multifasciata
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - The springtail in a dandelion, a great illustration of the role of Entomobrya in pollination.
Entomobrya nr nicoleti
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - Nr nicoleti: Has less dark markings than the other Entomobrya sp.
Entomobrya nr nicoleti
2013 - 2017, Opitter
Entomobryomorpha Entomobryidae - Entomobrya nr nicoleti.