Microscopic Critter in my Soil !! Anyone hazard a guess as to what they are ??

[silent leprechaun]

Anyone know what these little critters are ? I think I broke his little antennae ! Opps

I found them in my last grow too. It seems that when I water they rise to the surface and I can see them moving around. There are quite a lot of them in the soil.

Strange little fellas but I don't think they do any damage to the plants. Anyone know what they are ? They are tiny by the way.

The last 2 photos are taken with a 400x USB microscope focused on about 350x. That will tell how how small these guys are.

In the last 2 photos the different colour from the top left to the bottom right corner is a water bubble. The little critter is trying to get back into the water bubble.

silent leprechaun Reviewed by silent leprechaun on 07-07-2012. Microscopic Critter in my Soil !! Anyone hazard a guess as to what they are ?? Anyone know what these little critters are ? I think I broke his little antennae ! Opps :) I found them in my last grow too. It seems that when I water they rise to the surface and I can see them moving around. There are quite a lot of them in the soil. Strange little fellas but I don't think they do any damage to the plants. Anyone know what they are ? They are tiny by the way. The last 2 photos are taken with a 400x USB microscope focused on about 350x. That will tell how how small Rating: 5

[silent leprechaun]

Figured it out... I have lots of springtails ! But I hear that it is a good sign to have them. Means my soil is doing fine. They eat decaying plant material ... So they are good !

springtails - YouTube

[PhatJay]

I have had springtails. They are no problem at all. Kind of cute in a tiny, wriggly, jumpy kind of way. They will not leave the soil surface or bother your plant at all.

[silent leprechaun]

they are actually a really good sign that the soil is in good shape

Using insects to assess soil quality