Springtail (Orchesella villosa), originally uploaded by Pipsissiwa.
Identification by Frans Janssens.
These are awesome tiny, furry-looking animals which have a little flap under their belly hinged at their rear end, like a tail folded under. They can use this to catapult themselves into the air when alarmed. I can always find them under pots or trailing foliage - anywhere shady, dark and damp.
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