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Mite - Linopodes

Mite - Linopodes
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
March 29, 2013
Size: .6 mm
The body length is ~.6 mm while the antenniform leg itself would be close to 2 mm.

Moved
Moved from Cocceupodidae.

Moved
Moved from Linopodes.

Neat!
Really cool shot of it feeding! Notice the gnathosoma is extruded further with the membranous extention... almost like a smaridid. Very cool.

 
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Thanks for the explanation.

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