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Post by WillyCKH on Sept 17, 2015 23:37:55 GMT -5
I use coffee grounds and it works for me
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Post by morphman on Sept 18, 2015 0:08:49 GMT -5
How high do your springtails jump ?? LOL !!!
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Post by WillyCKH on Sept 18, 2015 0:09:06 GMT -5
Depends on how 'coffee high' they are? haha
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Post by vraev on Sept 18, 2015 1:20:15 GMT -5
Thanks Morphman. Yea...I looked up a video on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpuGzteeUMYthis convinced me to get the white springtails...just seeing the size that they can be. I have enough charcoal (horticultural) to try and make my own cultures. @ grackle... for sure. I missed two years in a row purchasing coarse perlite at the toronto orchid show (SOOS). I will check out and see if I can find it at this show. Although...I need to make a new thread...but there is a particular substrate I am really trying to get...but is unavailable in canada: ORCHIATA new zealand bark. I have only read great things about it. I wish it was available here.
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Post by kiwipete on Sept 18, 2015 5:58:02 GMT -5
..... ORCHIATA new zealand bark. I have only read great things about it. I wish it was available here. I do not know this brand of bark, but pine bark is used as a common substrate for Orchids and some CPs like Neps here in NZ. The bark comes from Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) which is used for papper and timber. KP.
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Post by kiwipete on Sept 18, 2015 6:15:08 GMT -5
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Post by grackle on Sept 18, 2015 9:34:32 GMT -5
I come to CPs from the world of reefkeeping. Terrariums and vivariums will be far less intimidating as I get access to the equivalent of livesand or at least its components.
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Post by vraev on Sept 18, 2015 13:45:30 GMT -5
..... ORCHIATA new zealand bark. I have only read great things about it. I wish it was available here. I do not know this brand of bark, but pine bark is used as a common substrate for Orchids and some CPs like Neps here in NZ. The bark comes from Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) which is used for papper and timber. KP. Thanks for the link. Really nice to see someone from NZ here. It's one of those countries I really would love to go...maybe live for a bit of my life. Just like BC here in Canada, its beautiful. But yes...this is Pinus radiata bark. It is just apparently treated to make it harder and hence it breaks down a lot less while retaining good moisture retention properties. People have used it for orchids and found that it can last up to 10y without repotting whereas normal fir bark potted plants need to be repotted every 2-3y.
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Post by WillyCKH on Oct 26, 2015 19:10:53 GMT -5
Even though I'm trying to cultivate one type of springtail per container, I always find another type in there.. Here's a nice looking black springtail
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 22, 2016 18:02:58 GMT -5
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Post by lloyd on Feb 22, 2016 18:46:26 GMT -5
Are you sure they are fighting?
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 22, 2016 18:48:21 GMT -5
Are you sure they are fighting? Perhaps they are dancing!
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Post by lloyd on Feb 22, 2016 19:40:08 GMT -5
Are you sure they are fighting? Perhaps they are dancing! Then this is indeed a Springtail Culture!
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Post by peatmoss on Feb 23, 2016 9:44:25 GMT -5
Oh man, that's awesome Willy! You captured an image of the male grabbing on to the female's antennae in order to steer her towards a spermatophore that he deposited earlier. Absolutely fantastic! Aside; I've been taking an entomology course this semester, so I've been out collecting lots of stuff. My buddy found this really awesome little species of springtails and was kind enough to let me photograph it: Orchesella cincta - Elongate Bodied Springtail by Gabriel Levac, on Flickr
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Post by WillyCKH on Feb 23, 2016 11:15:53 GMT -5
wow, very nice photo!! haha I like how the thread topic changed! Adult content!! So I was watching those two springtails, initially I thought they were fighting... Here's the happy ending:
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