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Beetle Mite - Poecilochirus
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Beetle Mite - Poecilochirus
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 5, 2006
Size: 1mm
This is a mite that was on a Scooped Scarab.
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Contributed by tom murray on 6 May, 2006 - 8:24am
Last updated 19 November, 2006 - 4:17pm

Moved
Moved from Mites.
… tom murray, 19 November, 2006 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Good Image, Tom.
What I wonder is, do all mites have a ticket to ride all beetles? If not, how many mite species ride beetles, and are they all in the same mite family? Do any mites ride only certain beetle species? We know that dung and carrion beetle mites eat fly eggs and larvae. What motivates mites to ride beetle species that visit neither dung nor carrion?
… Jim McClarin, 6 May, 2006 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
What
about bees?
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 7 May, 2006 - 1:03am login or register to post comments

 
Bees ride beetles?
Just kidding! Yes, and any other animals mites use as transportation.
… Jim McClarin, 7 May, 2006 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Good question
Maybe you can get a grant to study this relationship. :-)
… tom murray, 6 May, 2006 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

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