''Neanura muscorum'' is a species of Collembola, which are commonly called springtails, in the family

Neanuridae The family Neanuridae contains pudgy short-legged springtails of the order Poduromorpha. It was established by Carl Börner in 1901. Systematics There are six subfamilies currently recognized: * Caputanurininae * Frieseinae * Morulininae * ...

and subfamily Neanurinae. It is extremely common and most often found under bark (in Europe).

Characteristics

''Neanura muscorum'' is 3.5 mm in length and is covered in warty bumps and long setae. It is blueish grey and has three ocelli. It lacks a furca. It eats small plants and fungi growing on the bark. It, like many other Collembola, serves as prey for a lot of predatory arthropods.Hopkin

References

* Stephen P. Hopkin: ''A key to the Collembola (springtails) of Britain and Ireland'', Shrewsbury 2007, Neanuridae Arthropods of Europe {{Springtail-stub