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Photo#658052
Copyright © 2012
Harvey Schmidt
Parasites or Hitchhikers??
Creighton, Northern, Saskatchewan, Canada
June 16, 2012
I think this is a leafhopper covered in mites. Are they predators or just catching a ride? What kind of mite are they and what do they do?
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Contributed by
Harvey Schmidt
on 16 June, 2012 - 11:20am
Last updated 7 November, 2014 - 9:39pm
Moved
Moved from
Free-living Hemipterans
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John S. Ascher
, 7 November, 2014 - 9:39pm
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Moved
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. Not sure whether to place here or under mites - feel free to move to mites if you'd rather it be there.
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Brad Barnd
, 11 July, 2012 - 2:54pm
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Parasites or Hitchhikers??
Cool find & great shots. I'll be interested to see what the answer is.
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Lynette Elliott
, 16 June, 2012 - 12:31pm
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