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Tiny creatures on foxglove (Digitalis)
Copyright © 2012 Abigail M. Parker

Tiny creatures on foxglove (Digitalis)
Beck Park, Queen Village, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 16, 2012
Size: under 1mm
These look like arachnids to me, but I'm not sure I'm counting appendages properly, so I'll just leave it at "creatures." The tip of the plant is only about 1/2 inch across, so the creatures are very tiny.
Contributed by Abigail M. Parker on 16 May, 2012 - 11:27am
Last updated 5 June, 2012 - 6:08pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ray Fisher, 5 June, 2012 - 6:08pm

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Abigail M. Parker, 17 May, 2012 - 8:08am

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.

I can't possibly get a better image with my current camera. I was hoping for spiderlings, oh well! (At least it isn't my garden...)
… Abigail M. Parker, 16 May, 2012 - 1:32pm

 
Maybe one of the
mite experts would know which spider mites like foxglove? (I assumed Tetranychidae)
… John R. Maxwell, 16 May, 2012 - 5:43pm

 
true, I'll un-Frass for now
I know aphids have very specific hostplant associations, I didn't think about spider mites though!
… Abigail M. Parker, 17 May, 2012 - 8:06am

Mites of some kind
… Brad Barnd, 16 May, 2012 - 1:23pm

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