Tiny orange insects or nymphs

[JennyS]

Hope this is the right place to post this - spotted these tiny orange insects or nymphs crawling around a rotten piece of wood and now I'm intrigued as to their identity.
I wondered if they might be young Earwigs but whatever they are I'm glad that bit of wood didn't get brought in to my work table!

[Jason Green]

Hi Jenny,

Not sure. Have you seen them closer than they appear on the photo? If so, please describe the head and tail-end - antennae, trailing bits, etc - maybe use a magnifying glass if helpful. How big are they?

Take care,

Jason

[Teal]

Jenny,
I'm pretty sure they are one of the springtails but no idea which one!

[Rossco]

Pretty sure these are thrips, but no idea what species. Most thrip species have two pairs of wings, but there are wingless ones.

[JennyS]

Thanks folks - having just googled the two suggestions I'm glad I didn't bring that bit of wood into the house!
Jenny

[Gerel]

There are apparently a number of thrips species which feed on fungi and fungal spores so it's quite possible that these may be feeding on that stereum type growth. If so I don't suppose they would become a pest on houseplants etc.

Steve