Willowsia buski, the damp grain springtail, is a species of slender springtail in the family Entomobryidae. It is found in abundance throughout North America and Europe, and likely has a cosmopolitan distribution. It can sometimes be found infesting stores of dry goods (like grain) that have become contaminated with high moisture, giving rise to the name "damp grain springtail".
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Damp Grain Springtail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Heteromurus major
- Willowsia nigromaculata
- Tomocerus minor
- Hydroisotoma schaefferi
- Entomobrya unostrigata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Entognatha
- Order
- Entomobryomorpha
- Family
- Entomobryidae
- Genus
- Willowsia
- Species
- Willowsia buski
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