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Tiny bug feeding on aphid - Balaustium
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Tiny bug feeding on aphid - Balaustium
Texas, USA
April 18, 2014
Contributed by chik783 on 21 April, 2014 - 6:47pm
Last updated 23 April, 2014 - 10:25pm

Moved
Moved from Mites and Ticks.
… Ray Fisher, 23 April, 2014 - 10:25pm

Cropped and moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.

It's a mite of some kind. With luck, the experts will be able to take the ID further.

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