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Velvet Mite
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Velvet Mite
Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: ~3mm
At UT Field Station, Gathering_2008. This was a large individual.
Contributed by kestrel360 on 8 November, 2008 - 10:57pm

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