#trombidioidea

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

[rattyexplores]

Velvet Mites on Old Spider Eggs

Unidentified, superfamily Trombidioidea

24/03/23 - NSW, Dapto

[drhoz]

#3646 - Superfamily Trombidioidea - Velvet Mite

A tiny guest in the Potting Shed room we were staying at.

Velvet Mites are usually tiny, although a few are over a centimeter long, and are most often active after rain. Adults are predators of other invertebrates despite their roly-poly nature, but the juveniles are usually ectoparasites on insects and arachnids.

I dont have a chance of narrowing down the ID further - it's a very large group.

Lake Tekapo, Aotearoa New Zealand

[animalids]

Red velvet mite (Mesothrombium sp.)

Photo by Jurgen Otto