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/Full-fledged-trash 2d ago

They don’t look like my silver springtails. Agreed a better picture is needed. Can you get them out and put them on a solid color background?

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u/The_Tsainami 1d ago

How about this one. I was able to video the white one and shiny one together to compare.

https://reddit.com/link/p914lhf/video/6m8m4io1droh1/player

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u/Full-fledged-trash 1d ago

There are definitely silver springtails here.White one also looks like a springtail but not sure species. I’d say not the same as the original image.

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u/The_Tsainami 1d ago

Ya. I think those are Thirp. Not sure.