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Harvestman, with parasite - Leiobunum
Copyright © 2003 Troy Bartlett

Harvestman, with parasite - Leiobunum
Elachee Nature Center, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, USA
June 21, 2003
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:32pm
Last updated 3 June, 2006 - 6:43am

not a parasite
It could also be a phoretic mite hitching a ride.

Also - the harvestman is Leiobunum sp..
… Charles Stephen, 9 April, 2006 - 1:33pm

 
parasitic mite on harvestman
No, it's a parasitic mite of the family Erythraeidae, genus Leptus. These very commonly parasitize harvestmen as well as many other arthropods in their larval stage.
… Barry M. OConnor, 25 February, 2007 - 4:20pm

Palpatores
Palpatores
… Terry Thormin, 11 October, 2005 - 10:03pm

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