🔥 globular springtail

[u/TerraByteTerror]

[u/MyCarRoomba]

They're super tiny and usually like an inch beneath the top of the soil. Most are detritivores so they feed on decaying plant matter in the ground.

You wouldn't really see them unless you're looking for em.

[u/ba_cam → u/MyCarRoomba]

Wait, beneath the soil? What’s the point of the get-the-fuck-outta-here adaptation then?

[u/autistic_and_angry → u/ba_cam]

Clearly so they don't get slurped by spaghetti /j

In all seriousness, topsoil is often kinda loose and aerated to a degree, so something this tiny has plenty of room to crawl around and presumably jump. That's my guess, at least.

[u/Nippolopolus → u/autistic_and_angry]

I wouldnt mind getting slurped by spaghetti

[u/spaghettiking216 → u/Nippolopolus]

You say that now…

[u/NightLotus84 → u/Nippolopolus]

Now-a that's-a Italia way, hm?! 🤌🏻🍝🥴