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Water Springtail

Podura aquatica

Classification

Family
Poduridae

Podura aquatica, the water springtail, is a species of springtail, one of only four described species in the family Poduridae. It is an abundant species with a Holarctic distribution. Adults exhibit positive phototaxis with peak spectral sensitivity in the blue (≈484 nm) and green–yellow (≈570 nm) ranges, and they show strong polarotaxis to horizontally polarized light in the blue range, a cue used to locate suitable water surfaces.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 96France · 58Netherlands · 18United Kingdom · 13Italy · 2Luxembourg · 2Belgium · 1Spain · 1Switzerland · 1