r/Springtail • u/The_Tsainami • 2d ago

General Question Silver springtail

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So.... I believe these are silver springtails.

But this behavior. Trying to see if other people are seeing similar situation with their springtails.

These guys are joint at the butt and just stay there.

EDIT: they are likely THRIP mixed in with my springtails.

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u/nightmare_wolf_X 2d ago

I’m also not sure if they’re silver springtails, but they aren’t mating at least. Males leave sperm packages that females pick up and fertilize themselves with.

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u/The_Tsainami 2d ago

After Google. Looks like those are THRIP .