[5] Uropodina can be found in soil, forest litter, moss, lichen, under rocks, in nests of various animals, dung and carrion.

More Uropodina species occur in dead wood of deciduous trees than coniferous trees, with the highest diversity occurring in dead wood of beech, oak, pine, spruce, linden and hornbeam.

During the deutonymph stage of their life cycle, they secrete an elastic pedicel to attach to an animal for transport.

[3] Various Uropodina are associated with bees and/or bee nests: Trachytidae (Uroseius), Trematuridae (Trematura, Trichouropoda, Trichosociata, and Pseuduropoda), Uroactiniidae (Uroactinia), Urodinychidae (Uroobovella, Uroobovella (Fuscouropoda)), and Uropodidae (Uropoda).

[2] Uropodina show a high degree of endemism, with many species only being found on one continent.