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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Astigs (Astigmata)
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Mite
Copyright © 2015 Sym P. le

Mite
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
April 11, 2015
Size: .25 mm
Ventral view! I don't see how this could possibly help. It looks a mite pitiful if you ask me. ;)

O.k., now that I know how to turn them over, I'll work on some better angles. At least this technique stops them from moving so I can merge several shots together and bring the noise level down.

Found under the bark of a dead walnut tree branch in the weed patch.
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Contributed by Sym P. le on 11 April, 2015 - 5:01pm
Last updated 26 April, 2015 - 8:06am

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… Even Dankowicz, 26 April, 2015 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

Astigmata
In this case a ventral view isn't terribly helpful because the coxae and genitalia aren't visible, in part because they aren't well sclerotized. Anyhow, it belongs to the Astigmata.

Cheers,
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 18 April, 2015 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

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