Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Subclass: Collembola
Springtails are named for their springy tails! Many species have a tail-like appendage at the end of their abdomen that is typically folded underneath their body and held under tension. At the first sign of danger, they can release the tension and their furcula will snap against the substrate to fling them out of harm’s way - all within a couple of milliseconds.
OAC Centennial Arboretum Centre
250 Arboretum Road
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
arbor@uoguelph.ca
(519) 824-4120 ext. 52113
The land where The Arboretum now grows has been home to plants and animals for thousands of years. It was home to Indigenous peoples long before settlers arrived. We recognize the traditional, ancestral, and treaty lands of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron, and Mississaugas of the Credit peoples, as well as the Dish with One Spoon covenant covering the Between the Lakes Treaty 3 lands on which the University of Guelph and The Arboretum now sit. We are honoured to work on and care for this land.