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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Mesostigs (Mesostigmata)
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Mite?
Copyright © 2020 sam ekker

Mite?
TAMPA, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
October 25, 2020
The quality is not good enough to much with, but, can you confirm that this is a spider? This is on a Magnolia seed pod that was laying on the ground.

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Contributed by sam ekker on 26 October, 2020 - 8:01am
Last updated 7 November, 2020 - 11:09am

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 November, 2020 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Mesostigmata
This is a predatory mite belonging to the group Mesostigmata. It is most likely from the family Macrochelidae or Parasitidae (the latter of which, despite the name, are not parasitic). Views of the ventral side are needed to determine to what family it belongs.

Cheers,
Heather
… Heather Proctor, 7 November, 2020 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Heather
I went looking, not sure what can be gathered from a poor quality picture.
Sam
… sam ekker, 7 November, 2020 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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