Entomobrya nivalis, the cosmopolitan springtail, is a species of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cosmopolitan 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
- Entomobrya intermedia
- Entomobrya katzi
- Entomobrya multifasciata
- Entomobrya washingtonia
- Entomobrya nicoleti
- Entomobrya muscorum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Entognatha
- Order
- Entomobryomorpha
- Family
- Entomobryidae
- Genus
- Entomobrya
- Species
- Entomobrya nivalis
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