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The springtail Sinella curviseta: the most suitable prey for rearing dwarf spiders

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Vanacker D, Deroose K, Van Nieuwenhuyse L, Vandomme V, Vanden Borre J, Maelfait J-P. 2005. Arthropoda Selecta, Special Issue 1 (European Arachnology 2003): 333-342

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Oct 22, 2026

Printed in the proceedings of the 21st European Colloquium of Arachnology. Some library records date it 2004.

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Sinella curviseta

  • A 2005 rearing study describes Sinella curviseta as having an average size of 1.4 mm. Springtails US gives about 3 mm for the culture it sells under this name, so the two may describe different animals. (at Introduction, first paragraph)