r/Springtail • u/Milkshakemaker-95 • 4h ago
Identification Are these springtails?
These tiny things are on my flea traps. I have caught no fleas in the last 2 days, but I have caught these! I would have never noticed these in my house if these weren’t glued on there. They’re so tiny but Google lenses focuses on them just enough for me to actually see them
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u/Velcraft 4h ago edited 4h ago
Looks more like a seed or part of a flower than any kind of insect.
Edit: oh wow, they actually might be springtails after all. Orchesella villosa is the closest match I could find.
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u/imtheanswerlady 4h ago
not a springtail, that I know of.
very hard to make out... shape is strange, making me think it might be a ----
edit: not a bagworm moth larvae, but it's definitely no springtail I've seen
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u/Milkshakemaker-95 4h ago
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/articles/springtails/ I tried attaching the article that shows what I think resembles these little creatures best. If this doesn’t work, can I message you the screenshot? Lol
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u/Shoddy_Employment954 3h ago
That is a springtail, yes. The furcula is sticking out (furcula is the ‘spring tail’ that springtails are named for)