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images ID'd by D.E. Walter as Parasitidae
Photo#89288
Copyright © 2006
tom murray
Mite eating a Globular Springtail
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
December 2, 2006
Size: 1.2mm
Contributed by
tom murray
on 2 December, 2006 - 6:43pm
Last updated 10 May, 2011 - 2:37pm
Moved
Moved from
Mesostigmata
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v belov
, 10 May, 2011 - 2:37pm
likely Mesostigmata
Most of the brownish, sclerotized mites belong to the Order
Mesostigmata but it is obviously difficult to distinguish families from photos.
Dr. Eddie Ueckermann
Plant Protection Research Institute
Queenswood
Pretoria
South Africa
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Jim McClarin
, 5 February, 2007 - 9:07pm
Amazing photo!
...But how does one recognize this mite as sclerotized. Is it the fact that it is not perfectly smooth, or has hair, or other?
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Arthur Scott Macmillan
, 4 February, 2008 - 6:07pm
It's its brownishness :-)
Most sclerotization shows up as a deepened color, typically tan/brown/almost black depending on extent or thickness.
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Jim McClarin
, 4 February, 2008 - 7:42pm
Good to know!
That's something that should prove very helpful in recognizing differences between mites. I've not been able to capture very much detail on possible mites I have seen, but I'd still like to be able to recognize some of their traits, should I ever get lucky!
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Arthur Scott Macmillan
, 5 February, 2008 - 12:48am
Moved
Moved from
Mites and Ticks
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Jim McClarin
, 5 February, 2007 - 9:03pm
Moved
Moved from
Mites
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Jim McClarin
, 30 December, 2006 - 10:19am
Wow
!
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Jim McClarin
, 2 December, 2006 - 9:26pm
Good little hunters
I saw a few of these mites running carrying something around, and wasn't able to make it out until I enlarged the pictures.
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tom murray
, 2 December, 2006 - 10:14pm
Nice
I have a newfound understanding of just how tiny globular springtails are!
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Cliff Bernzweig
, 3 December, 2006 - 12:33am
Likely a young springtail
Most adult globular springtails, depending on species, would be as large as the mite. Some that Tom has photographed would be way larger.
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Jim McClarin
, 3 December, 2006 - 5:18am
Ah
Makes sense. I guess they are still pretty tiny anyway.
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Cliff Bernzweig
, 3 December, 2006 - 8:32am