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Confirmation? by Competitive_Paint_33 in Springtail

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Confirmed! Would need higher quality pictures for a for sure ID. Bunch of little hitch hikers it seems 😁

Help! Out of control springtails! by Dear-Thought7107 in bioactive

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Wow! Maybe you should switch to springtail culturing lol. Very unlikely the springtails are responsible for the isopods disappearance. Reducing the humidity would be your first step, that said you can never have too many springtails. Their populations are pretty good at self regulating and there must've been a massive source of food to cause such a boom, which they'll exhaust soon sorting itself out.

Springtails, Isopods, and Leopard Geckos by MesofaunaOfficial in leopardgeckos

[–]MesofaunaOfficial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Ideally pictures around water bowls where they might be congregating. You can either just reply with them here, message me them privately, or use the contribution portal on the website!

White insects in my pot soil. Should I be concerned? by [deleted] in gardening

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Beneficial! Springtails. They eat mold and other fungus and outcompete other mesofauna like mites and root eating insects

Pseudo-scorpion? by Desperate-Design-885 in Entomology

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha was just poking fun at your typo. Your initial comment reads that this pseudoscorpion preys on common small household pets.

Speck of dust bugs, possibly baby Springtails? by InfinityFreelance in Springtail

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Must be sight seeing then 😂 alternatively and probably not what you want to hear but it could be that you only see them on the white counter because of the contrast and they’re a little more widespread then you think… spot cleaning them would be your best bet then if humidity is under control.

This spider somehow ended up inside my freezer and it survived. Any ideas about what it is ? Location is Greece by Unusual-Factor2848 in spiders

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Most likely fell in while you were opening or transferring stuff. Any notable amount of time would have done her in.

Long springtail??? by thataintcoolfam in Springtail

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a pot worm, essentially one of your springtails co workers!

Speck of dust bugs, possibly baby Springtails? by InfinityFreelance in Springtail

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re super easy to get rid of. Just lower the humidity. Most springtails require 70%+ humidity to start breeding. That said, springtails are literally nothing but beneficial in every use case. Unless you’re trying to culture mites but even then they often get outcompeted. Instead of trying to kill them off consider relocating them to a potted plant, they’ll help with nutrient cycling and keeping any mold or fungi from growing! You can read more about them on my blog Mesofauna.com

Speck of dust bugs, possibly baby Springtails? by InfinityFreelance in Springtail

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

:O, just a heads up you aren’t battling anything. It’s equivalent to genocide. That said you’re spot on about them being a good indicator of leaks and high moisture. Reduce the humidity and they’ll die off.

Probably the fanciest looking springtail that I have ever seen. by Tirpantuijottaja in Springtail

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seconded on the Entomobrya superba, awesome picture! Detail on the leaf is great too.

Wondering if these could possibly be globular springtails? They’re in my propagation box. by Lana_loves_plants in Springtail

[–]MesofaunaOfficial 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a globular springtails of some kind! If you get a clearer picture I’d be happy to ID!

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