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title: "I watered my string of turtles and noticed a community of things in…"
description: "I watered my string of turtles and noticed a community of things in the water. I had just swapped the pot from a small pothos to the string of turtles. What…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Robyn"
published: "2024-11-25T01:41:38.985215Z"
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# I watered my string of turtles and noticed a community of things in…

_Posted by Robyn on 2024-11-25_

I watered my string of turtles and noticed a community of things in the water. I had just swapped the pot from a small pothos to the string of turtles.  
What are they?????? 🤢🤢🤢

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/DDbrMY3cR4EAJzLJAZeGuDV6naL2lCFw5tM_ejKPCb8/Wi8JBctuSO2bJHzgtQzAMw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### 9s commented on 2024-11-25

Hard to tell from the photos but my nursery has some plants that arrive with organic fertilizer that looks like these pellets. Do they have legs?

#### Robyn replied on 2024-11-25

Very tiny ones yep!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/DDbrMY3cR4EAJzLJAZeGuDV6naL2lCFw5tM_ejKPCb8/S5DAAzq7RJOTj1Ol0R4Hwg.webp?size=large)

#### 9s replied on 2024-11-25

Ahhhh!!!!

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