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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Anystae » Anystoidea » Whirligig Mites (Anystidae)
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What is this little guy?
Copyright © 2016 jheide

What is this little guy?
Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California, USA
April 17, 2016
Size: very small. pinhead+
I found him/her in my house crawling across my computer. This image is magnified quite a bit. He's about the size of a large pin head. Any help would be appreciated. We are getting bitten by some unidentified culprit on our house.
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Contributed by jheide on 17 April, 2016 - 1:36pm
Last updated 23 April, 2016 - 1:48pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 April, 2016 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Mite of some kind. Others will be able to tell you more.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 April, 2016 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Anystidae
A whirligig mite (Anystidae). They are predators of small arthropods but are known to occasionally bite people.
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