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tiny yellow mite
Copyright © 2012 dragonfly12

tiny yellow mite
Oakland, California, Alameda County, California, USA
April 17, 2012
Size: 0.24 mm (body length)
The scale in the image is 0.1 millimeters. It was rather difficult to photograph as it rarely stopped moving.

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Contributed by dragonfly12 on 18 April, 2012 - 12:34am
Last updated 6 June, 2012 - 1:45pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ray Fisher, 6 June, 2012 - 1:45pm

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 April, 2012 - 5:11am

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