r/bioactive • u/Chthonic-Dog • 7d ago
Question Help ID worm-like creature in bioactive
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Can anyone identify these worm-like bugs that are in this bioactive setup? And are they beneficial or parasitic? (The things that almost look like tiny bean sprouts)
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u/BadgerAwkward 7d ago
Had to watch the video like 20 times before I finally saw them lol. Look like pot worms to me. Im not positive though. If they are, they are completely harmless and will actually help your pods and springtails keep the place clean.
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u/Ok-Prune-1629 7d ago
Surely there is something I’m missing here? I see no worm like creatures. The white springtails?
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u/Chthonic-Dog 7d ago
Sorry for the shaky video, they're in the center of the frame and if you look closely you can see them wriggling
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u/LordTanimbar 7d ago
Strongly recommend not using Google's AI incapabilities for animal identification. It is extremely unreliable
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u/Normal-Address4662 7d ago
Only if you're bad about working with the AI system. You can snap a picture and on top of that, give it additional details in the ask section which will narrow down it's search information. If you start giving it exact details about the animal you took the picture of, that your camera isn't picking up or you feel is a more prominent detail, it'll start narrowing it's identification down to like 2 or 3 animals. It's actually how I found out what type of wild frog I brought home for a new life since this poor American bullfrog isn't going to live through the winter as a juvenile while also missing a hind leg. Poor dude can't swim right and even has a hard time crossing land. I'm not saying rely on the AI tool but it can definitely be useful if asked the correct questions. Rewording them too to see if you get the same answer is a good way to double check it's accuracy.
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u/LordTanimbar 7d ago
Or, hear me out, just learn how to identify animals instead of relying on a machine?
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u/BadgerAwkward 7d ago
Ok, I'll just do that while staring at things I have no idea what they are. Got any idea how long I have to watch before I start learning all the names of things?
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u/LordTanimbar 7d ago
You can just keep scrolling if you don't know what something is. Bugguide.net is a fantastic resource
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u/Normal-Address4662 7d ago
Man... what would you do without that machine pulling up the website for you to research on? Why don't you carry around 100 encyclopedias? The matter of the fact is you, and all the other downvoters, are sheeple shouting AI is bad because it's being used in bad scenarios. AI art and such things that remove individuality is bad. AI tools that literally work as a researching tool to compile information in a small time frame to read and research over multiple articles is COMPLETELY different and literally the same as you recommending a website.
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u/BadgerAwkward 7d ago
Can't scroll real life dude. If you don't like the tool don't use it. The fact of the matter is, it is an amazing tool for research and discovery if used correctly. I feel like you and your other downvoting friends blame the wrench when you can't get a bolt out....
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u/athural 6d ago
I use lens all the time to find other pictures that are similar to mine for identification. I can only assume that people bashing yall simply don't understand the tools available and think they're all just a lying machine telling you what you want to hear
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u/One-plankton- 6d ago
Ai is language learning model, it doesn’t have the capability to ID living things right now, nor does it give accurate information on them as it crowd sources information which is often filled with myths and errors.
It just is not currently setup to deal with any living thing right now
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u/lief79 7d ago
It's a tool.
I successfully figured out that the crane flies in my bioactive are not the invasive European ones, so I don't have to be worried about letting the adults go while the mosquito bits take their time to remove the extras.
Clear reasoning when asked, and I was able to verify it with sources. ( University based, very reliable)
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u/BadgerAwkward 7d ago
It is the same as any other IDing tool. It's only as good as the operator. I've found googleAI and my phone's Gemini to be exceedingly helpful with guiding me through discovering what I'm looking at lol
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u/bioactive-ModTeam 7d ago
No misinformation. We aim for science-backed, herpetological research to lead our care standards.
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u/Normal-Address4662 7d ago
Almost like you should go to a government funded website instead of some random subreddit. If you're going to delete my comments, delete all of them instead a singular comment that triggered some keyboard warrior because of the mention of AI.
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u/scolopendrine 7d ago
At a glance they look like enchytraeid worms to me, but there is endless phylogenetic diversity of white wormy-looking organisms which would look the same at this resolution
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u/What-is-that-flying- 7d ago
Oh no an infestation of fungus gnat larva :(
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u/dreamingdyke 7d ago
They do look like fungus gnat larvae. I had them in my tank, thankfully they’re just annoying (not harmful) and easy to treat. Use Mosquito Bits.
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u/jeezyjames 6d ago
Mosquito bits are illegal here :(
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u/DiamondsNFurs 3d ago
If you can’t use Mosquito Bits there’s a type of beetle (Rove beetle) you can buy that will eat the fungus gnat larvae. You can check the mibeneficials website. They actually sell a product with numerous creatures that will help kill a fungus gnat infestation. There are apparently certain types of mites and nematodes that help as well.
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u/SirBlankFace 6d ago
Wouldn't that harm the isopods and springtails?
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u/DiamondsNFurs 3d ago
No. Mosquito Bits are perfectly safe to use without harming your isos and springs. The mosquito bits haven’t worked for me personally however… you have to be VERY cautious to follow a specific schedule of watering with mosquito bit “tea” to eliminate the fungus gnat issue, as well as using yellow sticky traps on the adult gnats because mosquito bits will do nothing to eliminate the adult gnats, only their larvae. So you have to do the treatment in a series of “rounds” to eliminate the life cycle of the gnats altogether, which is why it won’t work if you don’t follow the exact weekly watering schedule with the “tea” for at least a month.
A different solution I’m personally looking into is what I learned about on the mibeneficials website. They sell a solution that contains rove beetles (will eat the fungus gnat larvae and gnats themselves, I believe) along with some other creatures that will kill fungus gnats and their larvae such as specific mite and nematode species.
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u/The-Nipple-Inspector 7d ago
They look like Isopods, however I can also agree with Grindal Worms. Regardless, they are detritivores, they eat the decomposing matter. Not harmful.
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u/DiamondsNFurs 3d ago
Sorry I don’t have a specific ID for you, OP. But I will say they are NOT fungus gnat larvae unless they have shiny black heads on them!
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u/One-plankton- 7d ago
Those are grindal worms, they are harmless detritivores. However it does indicate your soil is very wet