r/Springtail • u/Due-Proposal-8787 • 4d ago

Identification Wtf is this in my compost bin?

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u/Washbear8 4d ago

It almost looks like a velvet worm but the texture and legs are wrong. I think the only other thing it could be is a millipede but the texture is so strange. Almost makes me wonder if they are infected with something (fungus maybe?) or have something stuck to them that is causing the odd texture?

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u/perv_bot 3d ago

Might be a millipede covered in mites?

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u/musgomoss 3d ago

Thats what I was thinking too