So which mites are good and which are bad??

zipinzooni

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The mites that were on my millipedes are now gone, but I have gotten a lot of mixed information here and there throughout the whole internet. Here is what heard from others over the same mites.

Those that stay near the millies legs:

"If they stay, they are very harmful and should be treated, but the ones that move around are perfectly fine) (Source: https://www.giantmillipedes.com/millipede-health-problems)

"If they stay, they are symbiotic, they should be fine. I would
take care of them if they would move"

(Source: https://arachnoboards.com/threads/mites-on-a-millipede -not-the-good-kind.257417/)

This picture shows the exact mites that mine had, but the description says that they are the symbiotic mites. But then others say that it's the globular springtails that are the good ones rather than the ones shown here. (https://m.facebook.com/PartageDimag...-which-live-off-of-their-ex/3573008356112832/) you can see them compared to the ones I had that my millipedes struck at (https://photos.app.goo.gl/hUbA1edaqbyBe9eA6)

Now, I am not concerned about this anymore for many reasons. Millipedes are strong chonki worms, and such mites just don't crawl off no matter what unless you put something meant to remove them. I am only wondering if I should allow them on my millipedes or not if I ever see them again, heheh. And besides, parasite or not, they'd die if they would be anywhere else but on my babies. Overall, I am just confused and curious about this, even if I didn't have millipedes, I'd be confused anyways.

I do want to say that the mites on my millipedes did both stay near their legs and walk around, but my millipedes would strike rapidly towards their legs and places the mites would be. At the end of the day, I just want to know if springtails and isopods can do the work around their body instead of little mites, that is all.
 
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