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Photo#18316
Copyright © 2005
Nolie Schneider
Red mite? -
Trombidium
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
May 25, 2005
Size: 2 mm
I came upon several of these tiny creatures while garening today. Are they mites?
Nolie
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Contributed by
Nolie Schneider
on 26 May, 2005 - 6:05pm
Last updated 25 February, 2015 - 11:09am
Moved
Moved from
micro velvet mites
.
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Ray Fisher
, 25 February, 2015 - 11:09am
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Moved
Moved from
Velvet Mites
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Jim McClarin
, 29 December, 2006 - 5:52am
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likely Microtrombidiidae
ID by mite specialist Dr. Joanna Makol, Agricultural University, Wroclaw, Poland.
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Jim McClarin
, 29 December, 2006 - 5:51am
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likely Microtrombidiidae
Thank you very much for the ID.
Nolie
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Nolie Schneider
, 29 December, 2006 - 6:04am
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Possibly...
Microtrombidiidae is a diverse family with loads of undescribed taxa, especially in the US. Therefore, I suppose there's a chance this could be a microtrombidiid. However, this photo perfectly matches the gestalt of
Trombidium
and I see no characters in support of Microtrombidiidae. Given that confident ID would be impossible without examining the specimen, I'm moving this image to my best guess. No discredit intended to Joanna--an excellent trombidiid taxonomist who is otherwise excellent at photograph identification.
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Ray Fisher
, 25 February, 2015 - 11:13am
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Velvet mite.
Yes, it is a mite, probably a velvet mite. Lovely capture, Nolie!
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Eric R. Eaton
, 26 May, 2005 - 7:52pm
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mite
Thanks, Eric.
Nolie
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Nolie Schneider
, 27 May, 2005 - 7:03am
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