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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Anystae » Caeculoidea » Rake-Legged Mites (Caeculidae)
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Mite or Harvestman?
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

Mite or Harvestman?
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 9, 2012
Size: 1.2mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 9 June, 2012 - 4:01pm
Last updated 19 November, 2022 - 4:13pm

What a beauty
Awesome pics Tom, and great find.
… Jeff Gruber, 11 June, 2012 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

from David Walter: "The mite belongs to the family Caeculidae.
"I can't be sure of the genus, but they are ambush predators of springtails and other small arthropods. They can stand motionless for days with the spiny legs I raised up, waiting for a springtail to wander underneath. I guess that helps make them good subjects for photography."

Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… v belov, 11 June, 2012 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

amazing. i vaguely remember seeing it somewhere
will ask around

Moved from Arachnids.
… v belov, 9 June, 2012 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

Wow....stunning....
must be a mite of some kind
… Brad Barnd, 9 June, 2012 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

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