A twofer! A springtail (probably a juvenile Ptenothrix), riding on the back of a weevil (Sthereus horridus). I often find springtails riding other animals.

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Ptenothrix beta is one of many globular springtails that I find around the Lower Mainland, though this species is less common than the many undescribed Ptenothrix species!

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A tiny Ptenothrix springtail hanging out in the frost.

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