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Mite
Copyright © 2007 David Kleiman

Mite
Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
May 5, 2007
Size: 2-3mm
These tiny mites were crawling around in the sand along the edge of a stream. Is anyone able to help narrow down an ID? Microtrombidiidae?
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Contributed by David Kleiman on 10 May, 2007 - 6:53pm
Last updated 20 May, 2007 - 11:42am

These belong to the family Tr
These belong to the family Trombidiidae.

Small as they are, only immature mites have less than 8 legs (they have 6), therefore these are full grown.
… Josh Lemons, 20 May, 2007 - 1:10am login or register to post comments

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