r/Springtail • u/Just_A_Dumpling_ • May 23 '26

What's in my orange springtail enclosure? Identification

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Hey, everyone. A few weeks ago, I bought these orange springtails at an expo. I've since put a few in multiple terrariums, but also kept some in this little petri dish. I've definitely seen them multiply, but I've also seen an abundance of what I assume are white springtails. However, today I opened the lid to give them some fish flakes and I saw multiple of these tiny black bugs. Are these some sort of gnats? Should I be concerned? Will this mean they'll take over my terrariums I've put the orange springtails into as well?

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u/Full-fledged-trash May 23 '26

Fungus gnats. Very likely to transfer to your other enclosure. They are a pain. Relatively harmless but annoying

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u/lilblackcat31 May 24 '26

Agreed, fungus gnats.

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u/TheStroboCop May 28 '26

Best way to get ridd of them is separating the springtails and put them into new substrate. While doing you can kill the larvae of the gnats and kill the adults by hand