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Velvet mite - Balaustium
Copyright © 2011 Charley Eiseman

Velvet mite - Balaustium
Mt. Greylock summit, Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 10, 2011
Size: 0.9 mm
Berkshire BioBlitz
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 13 June, 2011 - 8:16am
Last updated 13 June, 2011 - 10:50am

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ray Fisher, 13 June, 2011 - 10:50am

Erythraeidae
This is Balaustium, the common erythraeid running around on concrete. Note the two large urnulae (eye-like structures... the actual eyes are small, dark red, and just underneath and in front of the urnulae) visible in this photo.
… Ray Fisher, 13 June, 2011 - 10:50am

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