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Oak Timberworm with mite - Arrenodes minutus

Oak Timberworm with mite - Arrenodes minutus
100 Acre Wood, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
May 27, 2016
porch at night

Mesostigmata...probably
Most likely a uropodine mesostigmatan, but the angle makes it very difficult to be sure. I'm afraid this might be a frassable image :-(

 
Thanks.
Frassed the mite photo.
To be honest, I usually forget to even try to take a better photo of the mites. In hindsight...

 
It would be great to see more
It would be great to see more passalid mite photos on Bugguide, so I hope you have the opportunity to get good shots in the future!

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