Welcome to the Globby Universe

The Globby Universe is not something you will find in outer space – but under your feet.  For these globular springtails ( globbys ) are tiny, only 2-3mm in size.  So a large leaf takes on a small hill to them.

Here is one just resting before an adventure  – this is a Dicyrtomina saundersi for those that wish to know the species name.  At least I think it is 🙂

When along came some lava ( no idea how that got there! )

So our globby had to go seek some higher ground…which meant climbing along the precipitous bark ridge.

Rounding over the leaf hills

Before entering a gloopy swamp…

Eek! a Giant Louse!  Run or Jump anywhere!

Then over some strangely pink landscape ( me finger )

Before finally finding another nice place for a breather.

What is this – another globby!  Purple Globby aka Dicyrtoma fusca

And these globbys have some relatives that are well – not globby.  These are the Elongated Springtails, and nearby these were these two cousins.

I hope you enjoyed a brief afternoons trip into the Globby Universe at Ramsdown, Hurn UK.