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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Astigs (Astigmata) » Acaridia » Histiostomatoidea » Histiostomatidae
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mites on an ant
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

mites on an ant
Dixville, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA
November 4, 2008
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Contributed by tom murray on 5 November, 2008 - 10:09pm
Last updated 2 January, 2009 - 1:14pm

Kaitlin, could you also comment
on . Sort of reminds us of
… john and jane balaban, 2 January, 2009 - 1:37pm login or register to post comments

Thanks Kaitlin
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… tom murray, 2 January, 2009 - 1:14pm login or register to post comments

Histiostomatidae
sorry i posted two things accidentally.
… Kaitlin Uppstrom, 2 January, 2009 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Wow! Neat find
I wonder if they are parasitic or just along for the ride?
… Scott Justis, 5 November, 2008 - 10:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Histiostomatidae
These are Histiostomatid deutonymphs (Astigmata) which are phoretic (no mouth to feed with) on ants and other insects. They exploit moist resources in the nests of the ants, and develop there to adult stages when they can feed.
… Kaitlin Uppstrom, 2 January, 2009 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

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