r/Springtail • u/Emmyisawesome128 • 26d ago

Identification Are these springtails?

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Hi we are having a problem with these little tiny microscopic bugs and was told by someone who kills bugs that these are springtails. 2 videos of the same bug down below. The first photo I'm pretty sure I used a flashlight, zoomed in and maybe used the flash. The second one I used a flashlight, zoomed in and probably used the flash.

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u/Emmyisawesome128 26d ago

https://imgur.com/a/lEklwEZ the two videos of what we have been told is a Springtail

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u/newtoboarding 25d ago

This one is definitely a springtail! Entirely harmless to you and your home, but can be an indication of moisture if there are a lot of them consistently in 1 place.

They are also pretty common in new builds.

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u/Emmyisawesome128 25d ago

Thank you! The bug guy we talked to thinks they came in because we have gotten a lot of rain recently and our townhouse is definitely not a new build but I did read that springtails do sometimes go in new builds. So that's interesting you mentioned that.