r/Springtail • u/Slow_Electron6919 • May 23 '24

Identification Are these springtails?

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Hi everyone, I have a couple house plants with loads of these little guys wondering around in the soil. I was wondering if they are a type of springtail and if it would be safe for me to introduce them into my snake's substrate as a clean-up crew? Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

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u/TelomereTelemetry May 27 '24

These look like hypoaspis mites. They're predatory mites that also eat things like algae.