Are these springtails? (picture included)

[Choobaine]

Ok I found these on the water in my scorpion's tank. They swim and then hop a little forward now and again. They are cute. Are they harmless? What do I do with them? Where did they come from more importantly!

They are too cute...

So yeah - I added a pic of them hopefully it's decent quality.

 

[Mat]

Ok I found these on the water in my scorpion's tank. They swim and then hop a little forward now and again. They are cute. Are they harmless? What do I do with them? Where did they come from more importantly!

Hi

answers are:

Yes - they are springtails
Yes- they are harmless
Nothing needs doing to them
They probably arrived with some moss of other natural substrate you put in your scorps tank.

Matt

 

[moose35]

Ok I found these on the water in my scorpion's tank. They swim and then hop a little forward now and again. They are cute. Are they harmless? What do I do with them? Where did they come from more importantly!

They are too cute...

So yeah - I added a pic of them hopefully it's decent quality.

did you eat any yet? how do they taste?


moose

 

[Tleilaxu]

I used to have TONS in my turtle tank. Then I got some guppies and that took care of them.

 

[Black Widow88]

did you eat any yet? how do they taste?


moose

Wh......wh.....wh......what did you say?! *Looks horrified* And they are cute!

Black Widow88

 

[KyuZo]

Wh......wh.....wh......what did you say?! *Looks horrified* And they are cute!

Black Widow88

He said that because Choobaine like to eat anything that moves. She has special receipe for them.
...and i think if i remember correctly, she did offered to cook me a bowl of fried rice mealworm when i get a chance to visit northern Ireland .

 

[Black Widow88]

He said that because Choobaine like to eat anything that moves. She has special receipe for them.
...and i think if i remember correctly, she did offered to cook me a bowl of fried rice mealworm when i get a chance to visit northern Ireland .

You're joking! Choobaine eats bugs?! *Faints*

Black Widow88

 

[Choobaine]

Hell yeah! I can confirm that for you! And I buy mealies and locusts to cook. This has come up in lots of threads before

The only problem with sprigtails is ... too small to cook

 

[Chrysopid]

I think you could totally use them as "breading" on something.

 

[Black Widow88]

Hell yeah! I can confirm that for you! And I buy mealies and locusts to cook. This has come up in lots of threads before

The only problem with sprigtails is ... too small to cook

Well if you said that in other threads I must've missed them.

Black Widow88

 

[Louise E. Rothstein]

Are these springtails?(picture included)

Baby mantids prefer theirs fresh. I saw springtails for sale at a reptile show that was also an INVERTEBRATE show.

 

[Black Widow88]

Cool! I've only seen pictures of springtails unfortunately.

Black Widow88

 

[scolex]

I bought a culture @ a show for my dartfrogs when I had them. They loved them. I found them online here http://www.doubleds.org/HotFinds.html

 

[KyuZo]

springtails can be found almost anywhere and everywhere. i m pretty sure that you have seen them, u probably didn't know that they were springtails.
if you look, then you'll find them easily.
some species are bigger than other ones. the larger ones are popular for feeding dart frogs.

Cool! I've only seen pictures of springtails unfortunately.

Black Widow88

 

[Black Widow88]

Hmmmmmm thanks! I'll shall look for some next spring-summer.

Black Widow88

 

[Genocide4Fun]

ooh More city folk, holler neighbor lol.

They are cute, I guess but I'm not really into small things myself.. Maggots, ants, anything really tiny and in large swarmish groups... Like mini zombies.

 

[Black Widow88]

ooh More city folk, holler neighbor lol.

They are cute, I guess but I'm not really into small things myself.. Maggots, ants, anything really tiny and in large swarmish groups... Like mini zombies.

LOL! And yes! Go New Yorkers!

Black Widow88