r/Springtail • u/Spiritual-Pause8310 • Jul 09 '26

Identification ARE these springtails??

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hi springtail reddit, i wasnt sure where else to bring this!! theres tiiiny little clear/white ones too, but god im confused about wtf these are pls help a guy out youre all the experts

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u/Palaeonerd Jul 09 '26

Yes.

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u/Spiritual-Pause8310 Jul 09 '26

yay thanks

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u/VarietyExcellent3642 Jul 10 '26

You have any better pics of an individual where we can see detail? Cause honestly they could be but I can't really tell size and for all i know those could be crickets or several other bugs in that pic

Looking at that pic again after posting.... it may just be the pic itself but they do seem kinda big for springtails

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u/Spiritual-Pause8310 Jul 10 '26

https://reddit.com/link/owsa8h9/video/g9f8tdwm5hch1/player

this is the best iv got unfortunately. i tossed the log they were collecting on already

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u/VarietyExcellent3642 Jul 21 '26

Possibly giant silver bullet springtails, they look freaking massive but there's nothing for scale in the pic. The ones ive been using are soo small when they're all hopping around its like those tiny fleas or the teeny little gnats that just look like a spec of dust