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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Acariformes » Trombidiformes » Prostigs (Prostigmata) » Anystina » Parasitengona » Trombidiina » Velvet Mites and Chiggers (Trombidioidea) » Tanaupodidae

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Copyright © 2013 Kyron Basu

Red mite

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
September 6, 2013
Size: ~2mm body length

Found in moss. Fairly slow moving, curls its legs in and plays dead when nudged, but starts moving again after half a minute or so.

I'll be keeping it for a couple of days, so if there are any other angles or areas where more detail would be helpful, I can try to get them.

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Contributed by Kyron Basu on 7 September, 2013 - 1:39am
Last updated 22 February, 2018 - 10:14am

Moved

Moved from velvet mites and chiggers.

… Ray Fisher, 22 February, 2018 - 10:14am

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Very interesting!

Years later, I am just as amazed by this mite. What a beauty! I am now convinced that I see a pre-genital tubercle on the ventral shot, which identifies this as a truly fascinating and very rarely encountered group--Tanaupodidae. There is only one genus known from western North America (Lassenia), however the diversity of this group is so poorly known that I am not comfortable with a genus-level ID at this time. Wonderful find! And beautiful photographs!

I am collecting in that area this fall and hopefully will find specimens! It is only through examining specimens that we can hope to understand these poorly-known creatures.

… Ray Fisher, 22 February, 2018 - 10:14am

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Moved

Moved from Johnstonianidae.

… Ray Fisher, 3 December, 2014 - 9:27am

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Great find and nice images!

This is certainly not a commonly photographed beast. Well done! I am in great need of specimens in this group. Would you be willing to send me this specimen? I would be able to give you a generic ID if you do.

… Ray Fisher, 14 September, 2013 - 9:09am

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Thanks

Thanks! I ended up putting this one back where I found it a few days ago. I don't harm or kill any of the critters I photograph, so they're released once I finish working with them.

… Kyron Basu, 15 September, 2013 - 2:57am

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Moved

Moved from Mites and Ticks.

… Ray Fisher, 14 September, 2013 - 9:07am

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