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Velvet Mite - Allothrombium
Copyright © 2007 David E. Reed

Velvet Mite - Allothrombium
Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota, USA
March 12, 2007
Size: 4.5 mm
This Allothrombium sp. is remarkable only for its smiley-faced representation of the the Pillsbury Dough Boy dressed in Red Velvet. One must see humor wherever one can.
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Contributed by David E. Reed on 12 March, 2007 - 10:42pm

Allothrombium
Allothrombium pillsburiensis.

Cool pic!
… Stephen_WV, 5 May, 2007 - 7:30am login or register to post comments

 
Velvet Mite
Thanks for the ID, Stephen.
… David E. Reed, 7 May, 2007 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

Yep, Poppin' Fresh
Fun. I'd probably have missed it without your narration.
… Ron Hemberger, 12 March, 2007 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

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