Jan 17, 2015 | Invertebrates, Springtails
Springtails are one of the most numerous macro creatures I have seen estimates of 100,000 per square meter They are not insects but belong to a group of invertebrates called Hexapods They have a tail-like appendage called a furcula, held under tension below the...
Nov 12, 2014 | Other Invertebrates
Water Bear is a common name for a group of invertebrates called Tardigrades. They are very tiny about the size of a dot made with a pencil. The word Tardigrade means “slow walker” which describes their rather sluggish, clumsy movement. They are one of the...