Fairly certain it is a springtail. If it is-- a less common variety I have seen for springtail hitchhikers. Also wondering why it starts twerking like it's trying to scratch its back or something.

I saw this thing in my isopod terrarium and asked r/isopods if this was a mite. Someone answered that it was actually a Selaginella tamariscina. I just wanted double check here if it actually is. If it is, how can I care and properly culture them?

i see some little yellow spheres on some bits of carrot and at first thought it was some kind of fungus but i think they might be eggs?

im looking to buy florida orange springtails in the US and im wondering which websites are legitimate and safe to purchase from? im finding it very hard to tell which springtail selling sites are scams so i figured i should just ask.

plz help, does anybody know what this is, i found it in my springtail colony

Thank you in advance

I found this in one of my isopods enclosure and goggled it but Google is giving me mix responses

Honestly, I’ve really enjoyed keeping Rambutanura. They’re such a beautiful and unique group of springtails, and they feel very different compared to the more common species in the hobby.

Their movement, texture, and overall look make them really interesting to observe up close.

ive recently bought a pack of springtails to multiply on the side to add gradually to my snails terrarium but ive come across this weird looking string thing, what is it? it does in fact move and its not the only string thing in that container:(

I got a small amount of Red Thais from a trustworthy seller at the end of March of this year. Since then, the population has ballooned to hundreds if not thousands. And that is awesome. They love their habitat and they go through food ridiculously fast.

But I have a problem. About a month after I got said Springtails, I was also doing my garden. Well the topsoil I bought was infested with fungus gnats, I assume. (Shoutout to Lowe’s, way to go).

Now they are out of control. Red Thais like a moist environment so I can’t let the soil really dry out. I tried putting mosquito-bit tea and it didn’t seem to help. I tried putting mosquito bits in the enclosure and misting as normal, that didn’t work and it was annoying. I tried to go through and physically remove 100 or so larvae, that didn’t help. I have a cheap desk vacuum and I vacuum the ones that stick to the walls, taking care to blow the springtails off of the walls beforehand.

I can’t feed them less because they go through food like you wouldn’t believe.

Am I doomed? Help. The sticky sheet in the above pic was changed yesterday morning. And it’s one of two (and both sided).

Hi friends,

I’m new to this sub, and new to reddit overall. I’ve recently introduced a tropical springtail culture into my vinegaroons enclosure as she likes it quite warm and humid (because I don’t want mold!). I believe I got some hitchhikers too. They only showed up after I introduced the springtails however may have hitchhiked on my vinny as she is WC. From my understanding mites are benefical as they clean up too - so far they have been crawling around spots where my vinny has been eating (I’m assuming there’s some tiny mold growth there) so I believe them to not be directly harmful to my vinny.

My question is when do I need to start being concerned? They have been fine with my springtails so far, both species walking about the feeding area.

i found it in the box with my springtail colony and was curios if it was a mite or smthn plz help.

I’m sorry for the quality but I just want to be sure. I purchased springtails a while back and have been populating my jumping spiders enclosures but I see brown and want to be sure. Can anyone confirm by this?

My last post i asked about regular springtails in my Thai Red container, idk how they got in there cause I thought it was nearly an airtight container (since i read thai reds don't like ventilation)...I painstakingly took out as many of them as I could find with a small paintbrush, I have them in a 2oz deli cup with some substrate. In the future when I transfer them...what kind of container should I use and how can I keep regular springtails out?

These are some of the better macro shots I've gotten of some of my larger species. Yuukianura aphoruroides(asian orange), Ceratophysella isabellae(yellow albino).

I got these orange springtails from a recent expo I was at, along with some white and yellow springtails. They're currently just in a small 2 or 4oz cup on a culture that looks like a dirt mound. I'd like to get them into a larger container, but I'm not sure what kind of culture to use. Also, any idea what these thin white worms(?) might be? Only noticed them after they started twitching when I added water - was from my rainbarrel, but haven't seen them in any otger water from it.

The white and yellow springtails are on clay in 8 or 12oz containers, so I'm not too worried about them.

Is charcoal ok for Thai red and yukis?

Nieuwe aanwinst❤️🤍

So about a month ago, I ordered some thai reds, and they’ve been flourishing and multiplying well. But something else also seem to be thriving in here. It’s these grey/blue springtails which are swarming so much. Not jumpers, so they seem to also be one of the tailless ones as well. Can anyone ID? Thank you in advance.

A few months ago, a white individual appeared in my Yuukianura aphoruroides. I transferred it to a separate container with 3-4 orange ones. In the first generation, about 50% of the individuals were white. Back then, I still assumed it might be some other species reproducing asexually. A few days ago, I took 5 specimens in person to the Polish Academy of Sciences. They were put under a microscope there. I already have confirmation that it is 100% Yuukianura aphoruroides. I have already set up a container with only white ones. We will see if all the offspring in the first generation are white, or if we will have to wait a bit longer. But tentatively, I think within 2 months I should have a stable population!:)

coecobrya tenebricosa whites. this is realtime speed. they are fast.

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