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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Astigs (Astigmata) » Acaridia » Acaroidea » Acaridae » Tyrophagus
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Teeny Tiny Bug - Tyrophagus
Copyright © 2011 Harvey Schmidt

Teeny Tiny Bug - Tyrophagus
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
October 17, 2011
Size: < 0.5mm
When I was checking my rearing container for Neatus larva I picked up the potato that I use for moisture and I found these super tiny bugs crawling in a crack on it. I put a ruler up against the crack and took a photo to show their actual size. The distance between the 2 dark lines is 1mm. Could this be Neatus larva? or...??

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Contributed by Harvey Schmidt on 17 October, 2011 - 9:16pm
Last updated 1 August, 2020 - 4:36pm

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… Harvey Schmidt, 18 October, 2011 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

I don't think it's an insect
Due to its size and the lack of any visible segmentation of the body, it's probably some kind of a mite- my best guess is something like Tyrophagus:
… Chuck Entz, 18 October, 2011 - 5:16am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Chuck!
… Harvey Schmidt, 18 October, 2011 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

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