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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) » Anystinae » Whirligig Mites (Anystis)
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Mite - Anystis
Copyright © 2009 Dan Leeder

Mite - Anystis
Camden County, New Jersey, USA
May 28, 2009
Size: ~2 mm
A mite with prey (a Whitefly, I think)

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Contributed by Dan Leeder on 28 May, 2009 - 9:08pm
Last updated 19 July, 2010 - 1:49pm

Moved
Moved from Whirligig Mites.
… John R. Maxwell, 19 July, 2010 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Very cool
I think this is a member of family Anystidae, the whirligig mites.
… Jon Oliver, 29 May, 2009 - 2:42pm login or register to post comments

great shot
I've never seen a mite with prey before. Nice macro work.
… Andrew Williams, 29 May, 2009 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

 
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I've never seen a mite with prey either. In fact, they were both so small I didn't even see the prey until I reviewed the first few images! The mite's body was about 1mm in size, a little to small for my 100mm macro to get good focus on (believe me, I tried with about 70 pictures).
… Dan Leeder, 29 May, 2009 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

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