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[Broncos]

I found these little guys a brownish yellowish color.

[Broncos]

They are so tiny I can’t get a good pic but I will put a photo. They have been hiding under a pile of seeds and loose dirt.


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[Broncos]

I give up on the photos they are tiny and yellow and brown. They are in large groups with very quick movement.


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[mbullock42086]

if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

Edited by mbullock42086, November 7 2019 - 8:04 PM.

[Broncos]

Ok you can see two on the sunflower seeds.


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[mbullock42086]

yeah psocids.  springs can't tolerate dryness

[Broncos]

yeah psocids. springs can't tolerate dryness

Ok so they are safe to put into enclosures? Do they eat mold or developing mold or bacteria. Sorry I just have no idea what these things are


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[ponerinecat]

They're safe, just populate quickly.

[Broncos]

Ok thanks!


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[Serafine]

Those could also be dustlice (booklice). If they're moving quickly it's more likely that they're springtails though.

Edited by Serafine, November 9 2019 - 8:53 PM.

[dspdrew]

They're Booklice. In your formicarium, they serve the same purpose as springtails, except they live in very dry areas of the nest.

[Dnail]

if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

springtails can bite and killed eggs???
i thought they are harmless

[ponerinecat]

 

if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

springtails can bite and killed eggs???
i thought they are harmless

 

they are, not sure how they "bit" eggs. Jaws only really suited for eating decaying matter. Perhaps the eggs molded slightly after the queens got stressed and were eaten.

[mbullock42086]

 

 

if dry they're likely psocids (bark/booklice)

i intentionally inoculate my desert species with these to keep odors and mold at bay, they are way better than springtails at cleaning, too.

  They don't bite animals like springtails either, every time springtails invaded my enclosures they stressed the queens out and killed eggs 

springtails can bite and killed eggs???
i thought they are harmless

 

they are, not sure how they "bit" eggs. Jaws only really suited for eating decaying matter. Perhaps the eggs molded slightly after the queens got stressed and were eaten.

 

 Springtails didn't attack the eggs directly but they interfered by freaking the queen out making her neglect her eggs and not groom them.  HOWEVER that said, they ARE known for attacking amphibia and molting animals. 

Fortunately they're so small its generally superficial though