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Mite
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Mite
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
February 22, 2009
Size: 2mm (1/16")
Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 22 February, 2009 - 7:34pm
Last updated 23 February, 2009 - 8:53am

From Rod Crawford:
"...family Trombidiidae. They are predators, except in the larval stage
which is parasitic on insects."
… Lynette Schimming, 23 February, 2009 - 8:53am

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