Coloured springtails.

[m0lsx]

Anyone here brought themselves some coloured springtails? I don't think they do anything better, but they are a nice colour.

 

[m0lsx]

Just to add. The colour is what is called Batesian mimicry. This is where a non poisonous (edible) creature/life form, imitates the appearance of a venomous or poisonous species. I brought some orange springtails, these are a very vivid orange. Red & other colours, are also available.

 

[AndrewClayton]

Just to add. The colour is what is called Batesian mimicry. This is where a non poisonous (edible) creature/life form, imitates the appearance of a venomous or poisonous species. I brought some orange springtails, these are a very vivid orange. Red & other colours, are also available.

Some pics please

 

[m0lsx]

I do not have any of mine, as I only brought a few & they are not very visible at the moment. But I'll find a Google image.

And just to add. These do not interbreed with white springtails, as they do not breed especially quickly & will probably become swamped by whites, which are by far the best clean up crew, who will eat all sorts of unwanted bits. So they good. Shiny. But they are not as practical as the whites.

I brought mine, as I wanted some more whites, as I wanted some new blood, in mine. I started my first colony with whites from 2 totally different sources. And I do not know if springtails are like isopods where colonies suddenly die off if you do not occasionally add some new blood. But I thought a few extra whites, were worth acquiring.

 

[Ratmosphere]

Those are dope!