#smarididae

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#1506 - Smaridid Red Predatory Mite

Spotted running around at high speed in the undergrowth at the Dryandra Woodlands, out in the WA Wheatbelt.

Smaridids are red and densely hairy like a number of other families in the large Order Trombidiformes, but can be distinguished by shape and the size of the snout, among other features. They may have two or four eyes