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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Erythraeina » Long-Legged Velvet Mites (Erythraeoidea) » Smarididae
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Mite?
Copyright © 2010 Jon Hart

Mite?
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
December 22, 2010
Size: approx. 2 mm
Found climbing pine tree. I can't seem to find this creature, so I must be looking in the wrong places, again. I can't tell if the two forward-most arms are legs or antennae, although I suspect they are legs. As well, I suspect it is adult, but since I don't know what it is, I have demurred listing it as such. Anyone know this guy?

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Mite? Mite? Mite?
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Contributed by Jon Hart on 23 December, 2010 - 9:49pm
Last updated 4 January, 2011 - 7:58pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Charley Eiseman, 4 January, 2011 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… John R. Maxwell, 24 December, 2010 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

Mite
Mite definitely. Actinidid. Fairly certain on Parasitengona and then Erithraeodea. After that I'm completely guessing, but it looks a lot like this Smaridid:


Definietly wait for an expert.
… Sara Rall , 24 December, 2010 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice ID!
This is indeed a smaridid. You can see how the gnathosoma (palps & chelicerae) clearly in these photos.
… Ray Fisher, 4 January, 2011 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops...
what I meant to say was... you can clearly see how the gnathosoma (palps & chelicerae) are withdrawn into the idiosoma (body) in these photos.
… Ray Fisher, 4 February, 2011 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

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