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#Proturan

Frank Ashwoodfrankashwood@flipping.rocks
2023-05-19

Here's something you never see - a proturan's gut contents!

The jury is still out on what exactly these tiny (less than 1.5 mm long) soil invertebrates feed on - most likely decaying organic materials and fungal hyphae...

Have a tasty weekend, everyone!

#Macrophotography #SoilFauna #SoilBiodiversity #SoilEcology #SoilBiodiversity #Proturan #Mesofauna

A photograph of a transparent yellow invertebrate with a cloudy mass inside it, walking on the soil surface.
Frank Ashwoodfrankashwood@flipping.rocks
2023-05-15

I was out doing some macrophotography last week and saw this gorgeous Proturan! These tiny (<2mm) critters are also called coneheads, and are very poorly understood.

#Macrophotography #SoilFauna #SoilEcology #SoilBiodiversity #Mesofauna #Proturan

A photograph of semi-transparent and yellow invertebrate crawling on the surface of some dead wood.

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