Saw a couple of these little guys in my pile a few weeks ago and didn't think much of it. Found a piece of what I think is wood or bark covered in detritus and tons of them just partying it up. Any idea what they are and if they are good, bad, or indifferent? I assume it's some kind of soil mite. I'm not too worried about it. I did my best to capture them but they're so tiny.
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Looks like mites. Little decomposer friends
Honestly there’s really no bad guys for compost. If they show up it’s because there’s work for them to do.
Whoever it is will go away once the pile isn’t hospitable to them for whatever reason.
Oribatid mites. Friends