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backdown00 Oceanside, NY Jun 28, 2015

Hello All,

Found a new bug, no idea what it is. Found it by the window in my basement. Any help is much appreciated!

Thank you!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 28, 2015

Looks like a springtail (order Collembola) in the superfamily Entomobryoidea - see https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Orchesella_cincta.jpg for an example...

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backdown00 Oceanside, NY Jun 28, 2015

I was nervous it might have been a termite as it had its thicker body. So its def not a termite?

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Jun 28, 2015

Just viewing the antennae confirms that it is NOT a termite.

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backdown00 Oceanside, NY Jun 28, 2015

Awesome guys! Thanks so much. I have an ongoing battle with springtails so I know the drill there. Thanks again!

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