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Hey everyone,

I found some little bugs crawling around in my recently germinated VFT and D. binata pots. I tried to get a pic, but couldn't. They almost look like teeny tiny pill bugs. Whenever I try to pick one up, it just jumps to the other side of the pot. I suppose they could be springtails, but I don't really think they look like them and I don't know how they would have gotten into my pots. Should they be a concern? Does anyone know what they are?

Springtails are the only ones that look like little roly poly's and spring away when disturbed. They're nothing to worry about.

ChefDean wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 10:25 pm Springtails are the only ones that look like little roly poly's and spring away when disturbed. They're nothing to worry about.

Phew! Thanks!

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 10:26 pm

ChefDean wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 10:25 pm Springtails are the only ones that look like little roly poly's and spring away when disturbed. They're nothing to worry about.

Phew! Thanks!

Oh, man, now I feel bad cause I was catching 'em before and I fed it to a baby VFT!

Sundews69 wrote: ↑Sun May 15, 2022 10:27 pmOh, man, now I feel bad cause I was catching 'em before and I fed it to a baby VFT!

Don't feel bad. Most of them that inhabit the pots of carnivorous plants tend to end up as food anyway.