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Asian Orange Springtails
Yuukianura aphoruroides
Vibrant orange cleanup crew that recruits fast.
From$21.99Squad · 50 count
Regrouping
Lilac Purple Springtails
Ceratophysella sp. "Lilac"
Ceratophysella sp. "Lilac," our Purple springtails, are a robust, plump-bodied Collembola in the Hypogastruridae family — the same family as the cold-hardy "snow flea" (Hypogastrura nivicola). Their coloration ranges from soft lavender to a deeper violet-grey, adding a striking splash of color against dark substrate.
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Free shipping on every size
Squad · 50 count
3.25 oz container · Ships free, 2–5 days
$21.99
Platoon · 100 count
5.5 oz container · Ships free, 2–5 days
$29.99
Company · 200 count
5.5 oz container · Ships free, 2–5 days
$49.99
Battalion · 300 count
8 oz container · Ships free, 2–5 days
$69.99
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- Breeding-age colonies
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Each order ships as a live culture in a small vented container, sized by headcount. What to expect when it arrives · How many you need · Shipping & returns
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This unit is regrouping. Every recruit we had ready has shipped out, and the next wave is already in training.
Call for reinforcementsNo payment up front — we'll just email you the moment this crew is back in stock and ready to ship, free via USPS and covered by our No Recruit Left Behind live-arrival guarantee.
Field Manual
- Adult size
- 1–2 mm
- Temperature
- 65–80°F
- Humidity
- Moderate to high
- Care level
- Easy
- Reproduction
- Moderate to high
Field Notes
Like their Hypogastruridae relatives, they're fast, active jumpers and prolific breeders that make an excellent generalist cleanup crew, readily consuming mold, fungus, and decaying organic waste in bioactive vivariums, isopod bins, and planted terrariums.
Originally described from cooler, temperate-to-alpine climates, they handle cold far better than strictly tropical springtails, while still thriving in warm, humid vivarium setups as long as the substrate never fully dries out.
Every culture is farm-raised here at Springtail Farmy and shipped as active, breeding-age animals ready to colonize your enclosure.
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Red Springtails
Lobella sp.
A bold red springtail that specializes in fungus and biofilm.
Starting at$21.99Squad · 50 count