Dicyrtomina saundersi (f)
Dicyrtomina saundersi on the underside of a frosty fallen leaf. Warwickshire, December 2012.
Note the bothriotrichum. Thid structure if typical of the Dicyrtomidae. Bothriotricha are mechano-receptive sensilla, placed in a cuplike depression of the skin, that register 3D movements of the shaft (the function can be compared with that of a joy-stick).
(Ref: Frans Janssens of www.collembola-org)
Note the bothriotrichum. Thid structure if typical of the Dicyrtomidae. Bothriotricha are mechano-receptive sensilla, placed in a cuplike depression of the skin, that register 3D movements of the shaft (the function can be compared with that of a joy-stick).
(Ref: Frans Janssens of www.collembola-org)
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