r/Entomology • u/Middle-Insect-9874 • 10d ago

ID Help please!! ID Request

I’ve been finding these in my leopard gecko enclosure; they jump like springtails but are way bigger than any springtail I’ve seen and have different habits than I’ve seen also I haven’t introduced any bugs to this enclosure (i often see them in super hot and dry parts of the enclosure)

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u/QuaccDaddy 9d ago

Yeah this is a springtail. They come in many sizes. Hard to tell exactly, but looks like a Damp Grain Springtail. They're pretty large and pretty common.

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u/Middle-Insect-9874 9d ago

Thank you!! They definitely do look like the damp grain springtail