Mites?

auroborus

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In the large bottle that I keep my young mantis and my isopods in I noticed alto of little white things eating the isopods food (cucumber this time) I dont think there baby isopods cause I already see young isopods scampering about. So im assuming that there mites. I do also have a small land snail in there but I dont think its mature enough to lay eggs. They appear to be tiny white lumps that move around on the food, there too small to make out any detail. Any Idea of what they are? The substrate In the container is normal garden soil thats on the sandy side. :confused:
 

crpy

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In the large bottle that I keep my young mantis and my isopods in I noticed alto of little white things eating the isopods food (cucumber this time) I dont think there baby isopods cause I already see young isopods scampering about. So im assuming that there mites. I do also have a small land snail in there but I dont think its mature enough to lay eggs. They appear to be tiny white lumps that move around on the food, there too small to make out any detail. Any Idea of what they are? The substrate In the container is normal garden soil thats on the sandy side. :confused:
Soundlike they may be springtails, (colembola) or proturian maybe, i'd have to see a pic.
 

auroborus

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ok, i'll be gone for a week but i'll see if i cant get a close up pic at work
 
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