CLOSED: tiny white larvae 1 mm long

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wandygirl Brookfield, CT Nov 28, 2008

These guys are too small to photograph with my basic digital camera and minimal photographic skills. At 10x magnification they are easy to observe. I find them in my terrariums and potted plants that like moist conditions. They appear to feed on decaying organic matter. They have typical insect body construction with a head, thorax, abdomen and three pairs of legs attached to the thorax. They have segmented antennae about the same length or slightly longer than the head. They have the habit of carrying their abdomen curved up over their top side as a scorpion would (abdomen not nearly that long). These are fairly common critters. I often find them in the saucer of clay pots underneath the pot where it is dark and moist. I just want to know what they are and be sure I do not need to get rid of them. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

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