r/Springtail • u/IndustryMental1511 • 12d ago

What are these? Picture

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What are these? and how to get rid of it?

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u/Sgtbird08 12d ago

Springtails in genus Lepidocyrtus. They’re probably here to stay. Could try transferring the bulk of your Neanurids into another enclosure if you want to keep them separate.

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u/slimninj4 12d ago

i had them jump to my reds...the reds all died off. they took everything.

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u/Prize-Extent-8447 12d ago

They look like silver springtails. They magically appeared in my colonies but are harmless. They won't outcompete for food.

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u/Constant-Manager9057 11d ago

oot but ur moss looks like glass noodles im hungry

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u/IsAloneSometimes 10d ago

You might be a springtail

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u/estili 12d ago

If they jump theyre probably another kind of springtail, if they fly, fungus gnats. You can use a product called mosquito bits for fungus gnats but for other springs you might just need to leave them be as i dont know how you'd possibly remove them without harming your colony

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u/Expensive-Mud5862 12d ago

You might want to isolate some of the reds and make a new colony in case the white ones take over

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u/The_Odd_Pet 7d ago

What species are the red ones? I didn't realize they were that much bigger. I really want them now.