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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Oribatids (Oribatida)
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Nearly microscopic round black bug
Copyright © 2013 ChristopherM

Nearly microscopic round black bug
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
July 19, 2013
Size: less than 1mm
I noticed this tiny bug crawling on my hand. I had changed the bird feeder about 15 minutes before this so maybe it came from there???
It was so small I wouldn't have seen it if it hadn't moved. It's probably the size of a grain of sand.

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Contributed by ChristopherM on 19 July, 2013 - 7:36am
Last updated 13 August, 2013 - 8:22pm

oribatid mite of sorts --hope others are more specific
Moved from ID Request.

for the future, please make sure to crop down just to the bug any images posted for identification purposes [like i did here for you]: photos showing mostly background often fail to attract expert attention.
… v belov, 13 August, 2013 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

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