Poor little buggers. They probably are just tiny springtails. Collembola. Poor little decomposers who also by the way, like to eat fungus that might not be good for your orchids. In my personal opinion, there is such a thing as too sterile. Sterilizing everything might actually open up a niche for an invading fungus to lay dormant till conditions are right again. When you blow on the little bugs do they seem to jump around like they had springs on their behinds? If so, they are harmless, and you probably have them in all your potted plants anyway.
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
-J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, Fellowship of the Ring
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To 1 gallon of water, poured thru should take care of the free loaders. Also a weak cup of tea will work - great to drive out ants too 
no photo, I don't have a digital camera, just a webcam which probably wouldn't have captured the little deevils 
....I decided after seeing the leaf chewed up to repot all 4 of them and I tossed the old stuff out....I didn't want to take any chances. I have still kept them separated from my other orchids. All looks well again in Helen's orchid world again! I wish I knew what they were though...if I ever see them again I'll have my sister-in-law photo them....then this mystery will be solved. 
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