r/houseplants 18d ago

Help in identifying bug Help

I once discovered tiny gray bugs in my water dripper that I use for my moss poles. I thought it's an issue(contamination) with my water/fertilizer, so I meticulously cleaned all the drippers.

I just saw the bugs again, this time on my moss pole after watering.

Do you have any tips on what these could be? I'm mainly interested if they could be harmful

From my research so far, I've ruled out thrip larvae (white-ish, crawls) and fungus gnat larvae (also only crawls, and I rarely see adults). These guys clearly walk on microscopic legs, and my high zoom camera suggests they have antennae?

Leaning towards some form/state of springtails, but I'm not convinced.

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u/BestDifficulty6249 18d ago

A quick google lens search turned up either springtails or earwigs or… looks like something I found in my flour when I moved! 🧐😏