Alien bug!
Alien bug!
I saw different sizes of this alien bug. Could it be harmful? Even the case of beneficial, should the bug be removed?
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Re: Alien bug!
It looks like a springtail - these are completely harmless to hermits and people and are great to have around. They eat decaying debris and even mold!
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I’ve seen them in my Isopod tank
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Yay! Springtails! would too much of them can be a nuisance?
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Sometimes they will have a huge mass population, and then a quick die off. Either way, they don't bother the hermits.p2gg86 wrote:Yay! Springtails! would too much of them can be a nuisance?
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they are really reproducing so much more now. Many different in sizes from small to big, biggest I saw is probably about 2 millimeters long with color from milky white to dark black. They are all over the places but the plastic ornaments. I even saw them crawling on my crabs. Should I be worried?GotButterflies wrote:Sometimes they will have a huge mass population, and then a quick die off. Either way, they don't bother the hermits.p2gg86 wrote:Yay! Springtails! would too much of them can be a nuisance?
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No. They won’t bother them. They will eventually die off due to there not being enough food for them.
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