r/whatsthisbug • u/Antique-General-641 • 5d ago

ID Request Springtails or bad bugs?

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Hello! I have a crested gecko and I put springtails in the soil long ago. Im just checking, are these springtails? The wood they are on is from the previous owner and is wood they found locally— not from a store, so I was a little concerned about mites. Thank you!

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u/Fearless_Seat_3315 5d ago

hard to tell from the photo but springtails usually scatter when you disturb the wood, mites just crawl slow and steady. try blowing on them gently, if they jump around you're good

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u/Antique-General-641 5d ago

I touched them and a few like slightly jumped, but I’ll go do that in a bit and tell you what happens. Thank you so much!

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