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Collembola or Springtails.

These tiny insects are feeding on algae growing at the edge of the pond on the black liner. They have been present all winter but their numbers have increased as the temperature has risen. They have an appendage under their body which can fire them away from danger, hence 'springtail'. At this size the surface tension of the water is a thick skin they can move across. At maximum magnification only part of the insect can be in focus. It is possible that one collembolan in the film is parasitised by a mite. Some authorities consider springtails to not be true insects. Music by Chris Ward.