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Might be mites - Zoomed somewhat

Might be mites - Zoomed somewhat
Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
April 25, 2007
Size: 1 or 2 mm? - very small
2 of 3. Not sure what these are, I'm hoping mites. Seemed too fast for ticks. I was shooting the flower and didn't notice the "residents" until I was reviewing later. This image is the size it came out of the camera, just a crop. There were many of them, and they were moving about rapidly. Unfortunately, when I went back to shoot them on purpose, none of the shots I tried worked any better than these, so I'm afraid this set is it for now.

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Might be mites - Zoomed somewhat Might be mites - Best side view Another view for scale Different individual, same type 2nd individual, same type, another view