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Reddish Mite
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Reddish Mite
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
January 20, 2007
Size: 1.5mm or a tiny bit less
This one looked a lot like this one:
I had trouble getting this one in focus, but it was not velvet-looking, in any way. It didn't move particularly fast, either. I would have thought it was one of the Globular springtails that were in the area, except the shape was wrong. I found this under a board in my garden.

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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 20 January, 2007 - 5:44pm
Last updated 5 February, 2007 - 9:03pm

This is the male Pergamasid again
Note heavily armoured second legs for grasping female during intercourse.
… Clive Bowman, 20 July, 2009 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Jim McClarin, 5 February, 2007 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

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