#acari

[reanimateobjects]

[razehider]

a resting bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), while cute, is not an especially remarkable sight. but her calm demeanor might allow us to find something much sneakier

surprise, it's Parasitellus! this juvenile mite is harmless to the bee herself, but will hitch a ride back to her nest and feed on pollen there as it matures. if the colony has a pest problem though, such as other, more disruptive mites, this one will repay the favor to the bumblebees by preying on them. all in all, not the worst thing to find clinging to your thorax

(February 14th, 2025)

[thunniform]

my years-long quest to find a reasonably priced compound microscope has finally come to an end

[creatureimages]

hi ronald! one of the prettiest mites you ever did see (genus ronaldothrombium)

[cnestus]

was trying to ID a recently collected bee specimen but the phoretic mites on it were still alive and very distracting

[collemblogging]

Erythracaridae ("Candy-cane" Mite)

[idk-im-just-here-now]

Acari.. do they got any family?? Any friends? Ya got anything meaningful in ya life bucko

Acari does have a family, and some friends, just like. Not with them in the present nanosecond. They like swimming alone

[rattyexplores]

Velvet Mites on Old Spider Eggs

Unidentified, superfamily Trombidioidea

24/03/23 - NSW, Dapto