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title: "Not sure what these are. Any ideas? There are small white ones too…"
description: "Not sure what these are. Any ideas? There are small white ones too that are the babies."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/uDoSgg7g3qFDzCdowndCZx"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "The Melsons"
published: "2025-08-24T17:33:59.730607Z"
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# Not sure what these are. Any ideas? There are small white ones too…

_Posted by The Melsons on 2025-08-24_

Not sure what these are. Any ideas? There are small white ones too that are the babies.

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## 2 comments

### Laura commented on 2025-08-24

Those look like millipedes. They like moist environments and eat decaying matter so they’re not super harmful unless there are a ton of them.

### Bunny commented on 2025-08-25

Eww I hope it’s outside yikes

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