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Aphid?
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Aphid?
Nassau County, New York, USA
May 8, 2017
On a Domestic Pear
Contributed by Sequoia Wrens on 9 May, 2017 - 8:12pm
Last updated 13 May, 2017 - 11:21am

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ray Fisher, 13 May, 2017 - 11:21am

Mite
It is a Mite, a type of arachnid.
The 8 legs are an easy way to tell it is not an insect.
… Jeff Brown, 9 May, 2017 - 8:25pm

 
It almost looked like
6 legs and two very long antennae, but now I can see it as 8 legs
… Sequoia Wrens, 9 May, 2017 - 8:32pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 May, 2017 - 8:24pm

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