Hello, No – that’s not a springtail. I think it’s a thrips (Thysanoptera).
They can fly and are found as what is known as ‘airborne plankton’. They also have a habit of crawling into narrow crevices (e.g. under picture frames, monitors and computer screens). They aren’t actually pests of collections. Most of them suck fluid from the leaves of plants. However, some also feed on fungi that grow on dead wood. Some (larger) species are also predators and hunt other insects. All the best Joachim -- Joachim Haendel Center of Natural Science Collections of the Martin Luther University (ZNS) - Zoological Collection - Domplatz 4 D-06099 Halle (Saale) Germany Phone: +49 345 - 55 26 447 Email: [email protected] >>> "'Everette Adams' via MuseumPests" <[email protected]> schrieb am 10.08.2026 um 22:15: Dear all, Our conservator found this tiny (less than a mm) bug moving around on a Japanese scroll that was receiving some conservation work. Our conservator described it as being jumpy and pretty quick moving. I am thinking it is a Springtail based on the jumping, size and more pointed tail, but not positive as I do not believe they are known to inhabit paper. I also was thinking it was maybe a booklouse but the tail looks too pointed to be one, again not positive though. Any thoughts on what it could be and potential next steps to take would be greatly appreciated! All the best, Everette Adams IMG_2317.JPEG ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mXcCLrF0bIIlJoMjQyvzKsB-CmGkCbsx/view?usp=drive_web) IMG_2321.JPEG ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kHjtI_5zY7wT_bIimKB1_S3jPGIZSy-X/view?usp=drive_web) IMG_2323.JPEG ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vU15tc5Rp-gYdoPWXTK269ZQbHc_xK0R/view?usp=drive_web) IMG_2324.JPEG ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1At9h-B4H4ywkQ7CZMdbLLyWS46SvOubq/view?usp=drive_web) IMG_2330.JPEG ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uhc0XaeS38OvAFWbKd558uY3MZArpTRL/view?usp=drive_web) IMG_2336.JPEG ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DnOK_EnkJgv5h8v98G-Kdws4e4Owo7t5/view?usp=drive_web) IMG_5548.jpeg ( https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ktU8zGqoRsrMjEpSMSMJ8hWjHk1iVEWc/view?usp=drive_web) -- B. Everette Adams Assistant Registrar 1 Collins C. Diboll Circle New Orleans, LA 70124 Office 504.658.4145 [email protected] -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFRvNP1JN43y%2BoKp03W7zr5Lh27Gym%2BxvfHLsSYDGnQXS5feCg%40mail.gmail.com. -- This PestList and the MuseumPests.com web site are made possible due to the talent, intelligence, devotion and donations of hundreds of volunteers. Your donation to help this resource continue would be greatly appreciated. Please consider a donation donating at https://givebutter.com/MuseumPests To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/6A7ABF70020000B3000E5889%40gwia0.itz.uni-halle.de.
