Cyril Ruoso / Globular Springtail (Sminthurus viridis) on a Swamp Stonecrop (Crassula helmsii) Somme Valley, France, April

MYN / Marc Pihet / Globular springtail (Sminthuridae), Maine-et-Loire, France, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Globular springtail (Sminthuridae), Maine-et-Loire, France, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marc Pihet / Globular springtail (Sminthuridae), Maine-et-Loire, France, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / Globular Springtail (Sminthurus viridis) on decaying wood. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. December.

MYN / Matt Cole / Globular Springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata; Sminthuridae). Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nature Production / Springtail {Sminthuridae} Japan

Alex Hyde / Globular springtail (Sminthuridae) inside a Trumpet Gentian flower (Gentiana acaulis), Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria. June.

Roman Willi / Clover springtail (Sminthurus viridis) resting on edge of a leaf, Lucerne, Switzerland. June.