#Mite

[herpsandbirds]

Prostig Mite (Halotydeus sp.), walking on liverworts, family Penthaleidae, New Zealand

photograph by invertebratist

[onenicebugperday]

Hairy mite, Neotrichozetes spinulosa, Neotrichozetidae, Arachnida

Found in Australia and New Zealand

Photo 1-4 by shoushou_1221, 5-6 by invertebratist, 7-8 by steve_kerr, 9 by tasmanian_cryptofauna, and 10 by duncanross

[bugthingsdaily]

if we're showing off bug models! heres some from when i visited my fiancee in vienna, the natural history museum had (has?) a temp exhibit about creatures that live in the soil and all the environmental stuff around it, and there were some very good models too (plus some bonus slug sex that was in their normal bugs section)

now THAT is awesome. i love large scale insect models. so so cool, these are some really good ones

[crevicedwelling]

I saw a velvet mite today! these big mites go through a bizarre series of growth stages before ending up as predatory mobile plush cushions.

this one had butt cheeks

[seabeck]

Little snout mite

[creatureimages]

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

[loupy-mongoose]

Okay, so... there may have been a discussion started in the server stemming from Phlurrii posting their old artworks...

And listen, I can't choose where the motivation takes me, 'kay?

Apparently Rosie only speaks when she has something rude or demanding to say. XD

[vintagewildlife]

Giant velvet mites By: Gillon From: The Desert 1977

[purrichi]

Eureka! 🐀

[lowpolyanimals]

Mite from Kirby 64

[textless]

The first giant red velvet mites of the season.

They don't look very fearsome, but these little fluffballs are predators. They live underground, and the adults only emerge after heavy rain to hunt for swarming termites. You can read more about them at BugGuide.

Cochise County, Arizona, July 4, 2024.

[wild-e-eep]

I don't really know what's going on here. A big mite (4mm!) feeding(?) on a crane fly(?) larva.

There is a kind of mite - Calyptostoma - that specifically parasitises crane flies: the young mites cling to adult crane flies while the adult mites feed on crane fly larvae - like this?

I haven't found much information on them yet, though.

iNaturalist observation 267018079

[onenicebugperday]

Velvet mite, unknown species, Microtrombidiidae

Photographed in Thailand by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

Photos shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

[mothxart]

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[crevicedwelling]

I used to be sad all winter long since the pretty bugs of summer die off or only exist as eggs, dormant pupae, or slumbering adults… but with my camera I can now appreciate the little bugs that stay active even through the cold!

a bouquet of mites—if you have never taken time to appreciate mites, you are missing out.

springtails are classic charismatic mesofauna, with the cute globulars being a staple of the cool season, but I also saw some entomobryomorphs and a neelid just a fraction of a millimeter long!

isopods & myriapods next

[seabeck]

Velvet mite