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Photo#18316
Red mite? - Trombidium

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

Moved
Moved from micro velvet mites.

Moved
Moved from Velvet Mites.

likely Microtrombidiidae
ID by mite specialist Dr. Joanna Makol, Agricultural University, Wroclaw, Poland.

 
likely Microtrombidiidae
Thank you very much for the ID.

Nolie

 
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.

Velvet mite.
Yes, it is a mite, probably a velvet mite. Lovely capture, Nolie!

 
mite
Thanks, Eric.
Nolie

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