Question

what are micro arthropods

Answer 1

The soil food web includes many species of tiny arthropods, known collectively as “microarthropods.”

Many microarthropods, especially springtails and soil mites, are responsible for breaking down organic material into a form that bacteria can consume, and are fundamental to the creation of humus and the formation of soil.

Answer 2

Common Groups: The most easily spotted microarthropods are oribatid mites and other soil mites, springtails (Collembola), minute beetles, pseudoscorpions, and aquatic crustaceans. Minute centipedes, millipedes, and symphylans are also common; proturans and diplurans, less so.