I've spotted this weird thing running around. What is it? https://imgur.com/a/r1Gxp
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Springtail like thing?
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, Feb 5 2018 2:17 PM
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Posted February 5 2018 - 2:17 PM
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Posted February 5 2018 - 2:52 PM
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Difficult to tell as quickly as it's moving, but if it has 8 legs, it's likely some sort of predatory mite, probably on the hunt for springtails or other microscopic insects.
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Posted February 5 2018 - 7:30 PM
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Difficult to tell as quickly as it's moving, but if it has 8 legs, it's likely some sort of predatory mite, probably on the hunt for springtails or other microscopic insects.
It looks like it only has six.
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Posted February 5 2018 - 9:41 PM
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It doesn't look like a mite as it seems to have some quite long feelers. Might be dustlice/booklice or springtails (springtails have btw been re-classified as their own group and are no longer part of the insect group).
We should respect all forms of consciousness. The body is just a vessel, a mere hull.
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