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Red mites on dragonfly - Arrenurus
Copyright © 2007 Claude Pilon

Red mites on dragonfly - Arrenurus
Repentigny, Lanaudière County, Quebec, Canada
July 2, 2007
Dragonfly, rescued from the pool. It had red "eggs" (???) underside.

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Contributed by Claude Pilon on 9 July, 2007 - 8:59pm
Last updated 27 October, 2009 - 12:40pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 October, 2009 - 12:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dragonflies.
… Claude Pilon, 10 July, 2007 - 7:05am login or register to post comments

Dragonfly is likely
Sympetrum, male, but rubicundulum and obtrusum and a couple more all look the same at this stage. Someone who has studied male secondary genitalia may actually be able to tell you which one based on the other image!!
… john and jane balaban, 9 July, 2007 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

Red things
are immature mites.
… Jim McClarin, 9 July, 2007 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Mites !!!!
Yes, of course. I will add a closeup of one of them and move the pictures to the mite page.
… Claude Pilon, 10 July, 2007 - 7:02am login or register to post comments

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