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Ptenothrix betais a species of springtail in the genus Ptenothrix. It is incredibly variable and ranges across the northwestern US.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ptenothrix beta 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
- Dicyrtomina saundersi
- Ptenothrix renateae
- Ptenothrix delongi
- Ptenothrix californica
- Dicyrtoma dorsosignata
- Sminthurus medialis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Entognatha
- Order
- Symphypleona
- Family
- Dicyrtomidae
- Genus
- Ptenothrix
- Species
- Ptenothrix beta
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