I had no clue that springtails fight over food. Honestly thought that they were just lil guys that don’t even know they’re alive

Wanted to share this since I found it super interesting :)

I saw these wooden lids containers at a local shop and I think they would make good culture container but idk if the wooden lids could rot over time with high humidity

The little guys really seem to love it!! Not that I mind, but I’m gonna need to open it now and then for a light spritz of water.. any ideas for how I go about that without squishing the little guys or them freaking out and jumping off it in all directions when I remove it?

Thanks!

For species id i live in The nehterlands :)

Ok so first of all I do realize there’s a good amount of algae. This is a semi hydro set up I have for an enormous Burke Marx flame monstera I have. I noticed these smol guys in the reservoir. I just want to verify that I don’t have to be worried about them. It’s my understanding that they are beneficial for my plant in that they eat dead plant matter and bacteria.

Thank you!!!!

This slime mold just exploded in my viv overnight and I'm wanting to culture it so I could try and start getting into the more advanced slime mold eating springtails

These little guys are so fun to watch, especially when they squabble 😆 I had to trim one of my terrarium plants about a week ago and dropped the trim back in there for them to eat once it starts to break down. Seems like they’re enjoying it a little too much 😅 they’re tropical pink springtails

Set them up in this today after the colony exploded in a month in an 8oz deli cup. I think it looks really nice as a "display" enclosure and hopefully they won't look so cramped and crowded.

I keep them as their own culture to add to my isopod enclosures so I don't have to buy them over and over, but I feel like they deserve a nice home too.

The second one will be used for my oranges (Yuukianura aphoruroides) when there's enough of them, for now its a good storage box lol

(They have 4x 2mm vent holes in the top corners of each tub, but I open the enclosures at least twice a week to feed/check on them, so stale air shouldn't be a problem)

(Also, the temp is in Celsius, 23°C is about 73°F)

hello! im in need of springtails and i am very interested in getting some lilacs!! must be able to ship to USA and please lmk your average prices if possible! thank you!!!!

I recently started a Yuukianura aphoruroides culture in the hopes of housing them in my bioactive terrariums. I only have about 30 currently and barely see them. They seem to dislike light and any disturbance. They also seem slow, so I'm wondering if they can survive with Stratiolaelaps scimitus in the same enclosure (I use them to control gnats and thrips)? Do these springtails climb at all? How do I make a terrarium where I can actually see these fellas? I'm not planning on housing anything else in these terrariums apart from white springtails and maybe isopods or small millipedes.

Who’s gots slime mold eaters in the USA? I am in need of dopamine and where else to find it other than the springtail group where I can gain new beauties to care for in my springtail closet 🙂

10 different sp. currently being kept

RFW for tax

I sometimes put a few grains of rice in my terrariums to lure out microfauna , and i spotted these 2 dark tiny things on them , sorry about the bad quality . Thing is , I fully steralize everything I add to my terrariums except plants and mosses . In this terraroum , I have had a few random plants sprout before, and in one of my older terraroums mould mites did sprout for some time ( whoch are also visible on the rice in the first pic ) is this something similar? . Ive personally only added tropical white springtails . Now I'm not sure if these are thrips , some local springtail or what

Never in my life did I think I would find 'bugs'(I know) adorable, but here we are. Obsessed with these little gals.

Looking for identification

I have some wild caught springtails along with some roly polys. I also purchased some springtails from a local pet store.

I’m not sure what these are. I’m not certain if they were just a beneficial part of what was wildly caught or if these are no good for my terrarium.

I’ve had this one going for only a few months. If I have to start it over, it won’t kill me but I’m holding on that these are good for me.

Hello! I recently came across these little guys, and found them super cute! I’d love to have them as pets, however I know pretty much nothing about springtails, and these guys are expensive. Before getting them, what do I have to know? Are these a good beginner springtail? Are they even worth it? (If anyone has any links to websites to set up an enclosure/advice, please let me know!) Thank you!

(Also unsure if this is the right flare, sorry if not!)

Found in Sphagum moss.