Ngā hikupana

Springtails

Springtail. Image: Andy Murray / CC BY-SA 2.0

Springtail. Image: Andy Murray / CC BY-SA 2.0

Pūtoi
Order: Collembola
Whānau
Family: Entomobryidae

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Te Rahi

He pepeke tino iti, he tinana mohe, he parirau kore, 1–3 mm te roa.
Ko ētahi o ngā momo tino nui puta i te ao, kei Aotearoa nei – 14 mm rawa te roa.

Size range

Tiny, soft–bodied wingless, 1–3 mm long.
New Zealand has two of largest known in world – giant 14 mm long

Te Tītaringa

Kei te ao whānui, he maha anō ngā momo māori.
Kitea nuitia ai i ngā oneone haukū, i ngā otaota rau, he wā anō kua noho tōpū mai ki te mata o ngā takotoranga wai iti.

Distribution

Worldwide, with many native species
Widespread in damp soil, common in leaf litter, sometimes massed on the surface of small pools of water

Te Huringa Ora

Kai ai i ngā moroiti – i te harore, i te pūkohu wai, i te huakita, i te pukoko. Ko ētahi anō ka kai i ngā tipu e ora tonu ana, kua mate rānei, me te hae.
He whai hikupana tokomanga ō te nuinga, e taea ai te peke ki te karo i tētahi āhuatanga kino.

Life history

Feed on micro–organisms – fungi, algae, bacteria, lichens. Others eat dead or live plant material and pollen
Most have forked jumping tail enabling them to spring away from danger

Springtail. Image: Andy Murray / CC BY-SA 2.0 Image — Springtail. Image: Andy Murray / CC BY-SA 2.0

Springtail [Holacanthella paucispinosa]. Image: damienbr / CC-BY-NC Image — Springtail Holacanthella paucispinosa. Image: damienbr / CC-BY-NC

Springtail side view. Image: Tony Willis / CC BY-SA 3.0 Image — Springtail side view. Image: Tony Willis / CC BY-SA 3.0

Springtail: ventral view. Image: Tony Willis / CC BY-SA 3.0 Image — Springtail: ventral view. Image: Tony Willis / CC BY-SA 3.0

Scanning electron micrograph oa an Antarctic springtail. Image: Brent Sinclair / ©Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collection Image — Scanning electron micrograph oa an Antarctic springtail. Image: Brent Sinclair / ©Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collection