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Some more new pods added to the site! Mardi Gras Dalmatian (Oniscus asellus), Messenger (Porcellionides sp), Flamingo (P...
30/10/2024

Some more new pods added to the site! Mardi Gras Dalmatian (Oniscus asellus), Messenger (Porcellionides sp), Flamingo (Porcellionides virgatus) 🎉

26/10/2024

Varicolored Springtails (Entomobrya confusa) enjoying some food :)

22/10/2024

Porcellionides cf. virgatus “Big Pine Key” bark flip!

Very excited to announce that Live Oak Leaf Litter is available on the site in quart and gallon sized bags! They are 2oz...
20/10/2024

Very excited to announce that Live Oak Leaf Litter is available on the site in quart and gallon sized bags! They are 2oz and 8oz net weight respectively and are absolutely stuffed full! Also cottonwood bark is back in stock! https://www.springtails.us/shop/Supplies-c130988748

Charcoal hides are back and mossy sticks have been added to the Supplies section at www.springtails.us/shop 😊
11/10/2024

Charcoal hides are back and mossy sticks have been added to the Supplies section at www.springtails.us/shop 😊

Isotoma delta is a large springtail native to North America. They are easily identified by the triangular (delta) patter...
08/10/2024

Isotoma delta is a large springtail native to North America. They are easily identified by the triangular (delta) patterning on their backs which is clearly visible to the naked eye. Isotoma as a genus are generally identified by their large size and hairy bodies which mostly distinguish them from other common Isotominae.
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Isotoma delta can be found in many yards, parks, other grassy areas, or forests. I find them most commonly in the spring and autumn months in grassy areas though the group I’m working with now was collected among leaf litter in a forest in March of this year.
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Many attempts have been made to culture the species, with little to no success that I know of. This is confusing because there is often no problem finding large numbers in nature. Through my own experiments I’ve found that they require ample ventilation and enjoy having bark and leaf litter to roam on and under, perhaps for better moisture/humidity regulation. I also provide dry soil areas near the vents.
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My current group has reproduced once or twice but have stagnated, perhaps they only reproduce a few times a year. They live alongside another smaller Isotomidae sp and some unidentified millipedes. This is the longest I’ve kept the species going, though not the highest numbers I’ve achieved. Isotoma delta are fascinating and fun to play with and I hope someday we as hobbyists can crack the code to culturing them!

Lots of new pods added to the site tonight! Highlights include the aptly named “Yellow Snow” isopod Porcellio scaber, th...
03/10/2024

Lots of new pods added to the site tonight! Highlights include the aptly named “Yellow Snow” isopod Porcellio scaber, the “Florida Fast” isopod Atlantoscia floridana, a new-to-the-hobby locality of Armadillidium nasatum, and the pure line of Porcellio scaber “Spanish Orange” 🧡 www.springtails.us/shop

Rubber Ducky baby! Doing substrate changes today and picking out tons of these one by one 😄😅
02/10/2024

Rubber Ducky baby! Doing substrate changes today and picking out tons of these one by one 😄😅

Now introducing free bugs!! 🥳 For live animal orders with a subtotal over $40 you can add the free springtail item to re...
01/10/2024

Now introducing free bugs!! 🥳 For live animal orders with a subtotal over $40 you can add the free springtail item to receive mystery springs and with a $60 subtotal you can add the free isopod item for mystery pods! These items can be found in the springtail and isopod categories respectively at www.springtails.us/shop
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For now you must add these items to your order to receive the freebies unless you reach out via email to add them to a pending order. This may change in the future but it should be an efficient way for you to opt in or out of receiving extra bugs 😊
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https://www.springtails.us/shop/Free-Springtails-For-Live-Animal-Orders-Over-$40-p697896736

https://www.springtails.us/shop/Free-Isopods-For-Orders-Over-$60-p697898667

My favorite cup shipping out tomorrow is this hefty count of Blue Podura Springtails (Proisotoma minuta) 💙
29/09/2024

My favorite cup shipping out tomorrow is this hefty count of Blue Podura Springtails (Proisotoma minuta) 💙

A little update on one of the “perpetually out of stock” springtails. I’ve been having trouble getting this species back...
28/09/2024

A little update on one of the “perpetually out of stock” springtails. I’ve been having trouble getting this species back into good numbers, despite keeping three localities and having too many to know what to do with in the past. Out of the three the Chicago, IL locality is starting to grow into healthy populations the fastest and barring any unforeseen nonsense will be restocked by the end of the year.
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The story with many of the other “perpetually out of stock” springtails on the site is much the same, sometimes with a touch of culture invasion from mites or other springtails that takes them out of the action. Isolating pure colonies is time consuming and getting numbers back up from these small isolated populations takes a long time.
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I so love looking at this species under ultraviolet light and feeding the cultures tonight inspired me to write this update. I hope to share them on the site again as soon as possible so as many springtail lovers as possible can appreciate their fluorescent beauty as I get to!

Taking a much needed vacation out of state :) There will be one last live animal restock early next week before I leave.
30/08/2024

Taking a much needed vacation out of state :) There will be one last live animal restock early next week before I leave.

I’ve been hoarding them long enough… aquatic springtails are finally here! Captive bred for nearly a year, the Green Wat...
13/08/2024

I’ve been hoarding them long enough… aquatic springtails are finally here! Captive bred for nearly a year, the Green Water Springtail (Isotomurus retardatus) is relatively easy to keep and 💚green💚! Also added to the site are Entomobrya multifasciata and Seira dowlingi 😄 www.springtails.us

09/08/2024

Entomobrya multifasciata love their bee pollen! 💛 They behave very similarly to Entomobrya atrocincta and look much like the females of that species but do not display sexual dimorphism. Comment if you’d like to see these hit the site next week!

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Varicolored Springtails (Entomobrya confusa) enjoying some food :)

Porcellionides cf. virgatus “Big Pine Key” bark flip!

Entomobrya multifasciata love their bee pollen! 💛 They behave very similarly to Entomobrya atrocincta and look much like the females of that species but do not display sexual dimorphism. Comment if you’d like to see these hit the site next week!

Hypogastruridae sp “Tiny Blue” & eggs 💙 - This truly tiny species doesn’t shy away from laying some large egg clusters visible to the naked eye! This line was originally collected by hobbyist Ben Gruver near Lake Keystone, Oklahoma. - www.springtails.us

🎉🎉🎉 We have our winners!!! Thank you all so much for the kind words, it truly means the world to me, and thank you for the epic amount of entries! -Congratulations to first place winner Dillon Kelley, winner of the $100 coupon! -Congratulations to Duy H Nguyen, winner of the $75 coupon! -And congratulations to Brianne Farrell, winner of the $50 coupon! I will be reaching out to the three winners asap! 2000 followers is some seriously exciting news but I can’t wait to surprise you all later this summer with some more exciting news! I’ll say this for now… expect a bunch of new springtails to hit the site along with some of those pesky “forever out of stock springtails” to make a comeback 😉🫣

Sure hope to find these again this year!! Katianinna macgillivrayi found in the wild May of 2021 on an Illinois forest floor. Stunning but tiny… compared to finger at the end of the video

A wild Isotomurus tricolor feeding on biofilm :)

Some wild pink Poduromorphs hanging out with a snail on a sandstone seep 💕

Orchesella villosa “Woolly Mammoth Springtail” chowing down on some Springtails US Premium Springtail Food 🍽️ - Orchesella villosa will be added to the website late November alongside the long awaited restock of the even larger species Pogonognathellus dubius “GSB” 🥳 - Our Orchesella villosa line was collected by Springtails US in Chicago, IL meaning it’s a brand new locale of the species for the hobby 🙂

You may get just a couple more than you paid for with our 500ct Folsomia candida 😜 - www.springtails.us/shop

Captive born (plus some wild caught adults) Podura aquatica feeding on some freeze dried salmon sludge. Really hope to get these into the hobby someday!!

Some more Neanura growae action 🧡 Feeding on a dead fungus gnat larva

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