Good guys or bad guys?

Tiflis · Dec 17, 2021

Hey RIU

I need an insight on these tiny boat-shaped white fast movers in soil. This is the second time I've seen them, both times there was some decaying plant material in moist soil (this time I left a broken head of a day old seedling laying around on the top of the solo cup). They don't jump or fly, just kind slither over and under the top layer. Are they good guys or bad guys?
Impossible to take a picture, fuckers move too fast

Thank you :peace:

HydroKid239 · Dec 17, 2021

Tiflis said:
Hey RIU

I need an insight on these tiny boat-shaped white fast movers in soil. This is the second time I've seen them, both times there was some decaying plant material in moist soil (this time I left a broken head of a day old seedling laying around on the top of the solo cup). They don't jump or fly, just kind slither over and under the top layer. Are they good guys or bad guys?
Impossible to take a picture, fuckers move too fast

Thank you

Take a video zoomed all the way in.. then just scroll thru the video while it’s paused, and get some screen shots. I use the same method to check my trichomes nearing the end of flower.

bk78 · Dec 17, 2021

Sounds like springtails to me. No harm caused with them.

bk78 · Dec 17, 2021

Tiflis said:
Hey RIU

I need an insight on these tiny boat-shaped white fast movers in soil. This is the second time I've seen them, both times there was some decaying plant material in moist soil (this time I left a broken head of a day old seedling laying around on the top of the solo cup). They don't jump or fly, just kind slither over and under the top layer. Are they good guys or bad guys?
Impossible to take a picture, fuckers move too fast

Thank you

Fast movers are almost always 90% friends, slow movers foes

Tiflis · Dec 17, 2021

HydroKid239 said:
Take a video zoomed all the way in.

I'll try to do that if I catch them on the surface again, thanks for the tip.

bk78 said:
Fast movers are almost always 90% friends, slow movers foes

Thank you, they did not look like bad guys to me. I feel like they were just there for the dead material

Roger A. Shrubber · Dec 17, 2021

Tiflis said:
Hey RIU

I need an insight on these tiny boat-shaped white fast movers in soil. This is the second time I've seen them, both times there was some decaying plant material in moist soil (this time I left a broken head of a day old seedling laying around on the top of the solo cup). They don't jump or fly, just kind slither over and under the top layer. Are they good guys or bad guys?
Impossible to take a picture, fuckers move too fast

Thank you

i won't get a stone tablet and a chisel ready, but 99% those are springtails, they eat decaying material and are in almost all soil, including prepared, name brand stuff, don't worry about them unless you see some kind of problem developing that you suspect them of causing...but that would surprise me, highly

bk78 · Dec 17, 2021

Tiflis said:
Thank you, they did not look like bad guys to me. I feel like they were just there for the dead material

That’s what they do.

twentyeight.threefive · Dec 17, 2021

Tiflis said:
I'll try to do that if I catch them on the surface again, thanks for the tip.

Thank you, they did not look like bad guys to me. I feel like they were just there for the dead material

Springtails will come to the surface when you water. As the water drains back into the plant you'll notice them descend back below. They have a natural reaction to danger to "spring", makes them look like they are almost jumping.

Tiflis · Dec 17, 2021

I appreciate all your responses guys, thank you.

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