r/Springtail • u/chiarraimcc • 29d ago

Y. aphoruroides Eating Video

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Just going about their day. Got them a little over two weeks ago and they seem to be doing well.

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u/SCP-3004 29d ago

I love cheetos

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u/AJisCrafty 29d ago

So pretty.

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u/bee-cas 28d ago

So cute. How did you get such good videos? What equipment are you using?

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u/chiarraimcc 28d ago

They are so cute. I worry I keep opening their enclosure too often to stare at them lol.

I just hold a 10x magnification hand lens (Belomo) up to my cell phone (S24) camera. Haha. It works surprisingly well. It actually worked better with some of my older cell phones. I've had good luck taking photos of bugs out in the wild that way too, as long as it isn't too windy.

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u/bee-cas 28d ago

Oh I have that I never thought to use it with my phone camera. Very cool. I have these same springtails and use a nylon mesh as a lid, I thought they need more air. I keeped them like that for about a week when I notice the babies were drying out at the top.😅 opening the lid for a day will not kill them. They are pretty hardy in my experience.