Help with bug id

[Manu]

Hello Everyone...

Any chance someone can ID this bug?? Doesn't seem to be affecting the plants however I do see them in a few pots and rather be safe then sorry. I do have springtails in thosé pots as well and was thinking it might be it, but those are a different color.. could it be a different variety?

Thanks
Emmanuel

[WhiteRabbit]

[Orchid Whisperer]

My son (college student studying entomology) thinks it looks more like a mite than a bug. Whatever it is, it lacks a clear thorax. Also, apparently 8 legs instead of 6. Hard to tell for sure with the low resolution of the photo (not complaining, it's better than I could manage.

Keep in mind that not all mites are bad, some are predators on bad mites and insects. I'm not sure if yours is friend or foe.

[soobie]

I see six legs and two antennae. Definitely not a springtail, but I can't tell you much beyond that from the picture.

[sweetjblue]

To me this looks like it could be a tick based on your pic. But it would be very odd to have them in your pots.

Maybe with alittle more info, color, size, number of legs, does it have antennae?

[Forcep]

That's a mite. I'm no expert on mite identification at all, but mites are high diverse animals and only certain species cause damages to plants. This one doesn't look like a spidermite (which is a big concern) to me.

[jcec1]

Could it be a weevil of some sort?