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Soil Mite - Euzetes
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Soil Mite - Euzetes
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
March 11, 2006
Size: 1mm
Found about 12 of these bunched up together under a rock. Not sure what this is, a beetle or a bug.
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Contributed by tom murray on 12 March, 2006 - 12:18am
Last updated 25 February, 2007 - 11:26am

"best shot" is Euzetes sp.
Roy A. Norton
SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
Syracuse, New York, USA 13210
… Jim McClarin, 25 February, 2007 - 11:27am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soil Mites.
… Jim McClarin, 25 February, 2007 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

Oribatid Mite (Acari)
Although most of these beetle-like mites are still smaller than 1 mm, this eight-legged (two posterior "knees" are just visible bottom left) tiny animal belongs to this group of Arachnnids.
… Richard Vernier, 12 March, 2006 - 3:13am login or register to post comments

 
Soil Mite
Thanks for the id Richard. I looked up Oribatid mites, and found they are very numerous, and one of the major contributors to breaking down leaf litter.
… tom murray, 12 March, 2006 - 7:57am login or register to post comments

 
Hi Richard
You seem to know a bit about mites. Have you any Internet recommendations for mite ID? We have a bunch of mites and little in the way of taxanomic structure.

One that might be same as Tom's:
… Jim McClarin, 12 March, 2006 - 6:33am login or register to post comments

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