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1 2 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by injicaZagreb, Croatia

4 4 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by navaneethakumarsTamil Nadu, India

0 1 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by DavidSantosLisboa, Portugal

Arthropod very small, maybe the class Arachnida

3 2 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by RobThackerเชียงใหม่, จังหวัดเชียงใหม่, Thailand

Family Trombidiidae, 3 - 4 mm

0 1 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by pranavpkVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

14 3 Red Velvet mite

Red Velvet mite

by Seema SwamiMaharashtra, India

0 4 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by ChristianeQLD, Australia

This red insect was only 2-3 mm long!

3 1 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by Mirella RosolBeverly Hills, Michigan, USA

0 5 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by werdgentNorth Carolina, USA

On moss.

0 4 Red velvet mite

Red velvet mite

by LeslieParsonMonteagle, Tennessee, USA

0 0 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by JackGrahamKilleen, Texas, USA

Trombidiidae?

0 0 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by Crazy-ZebraNewcastle Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

1 1 velvet mite

velvet mite

by TysonHarrisonQLD, Australia

Red fluffy looking critter.

3 3 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by Christine Y.Cold Spring, New York, USA

Tiny red spider or mite?

4 6 Delphid planthopper nymph (parasitized by red velvet mite nymph)

Delphid planthopper nymph (parasitized by red velvet mite nymph)

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

3 mm long nymph parasitized by an early instar red velvet mite.

1 0 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by dferrisMichigan, USA

Fairly large red mite, compared to ones I have seen in the past, found on a ...

5 1 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Are these aposematically colored?

3 0 unknown velvet mite

unknown velvet mite

by J New York, USA

Trombidiidae sp., any further help greatly ...

0 0 Velvet mite

Velvet mite

by GarrisonPielPennsylvania, USA

Tiny red arachnids that hatch after rain

0 1 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by Alyssa LuchtPlymouth, Minnesota, USA

Small red with a lot of legs

3 2 Trombidiidae

Trombidiidae

by MariaLouiseTaylorDodoma, Tanzania

Velvet mites are arachnids found in soil litter known for their bright red ...

0 0 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by DanielleMulcahyPrinceton, Massachusetts, USA

1/8" 3-4mm. Oval to rounded rectangle. Bright velvety red

18 10 red velvet mite

red velvet mite

by textlessAztec, New Mexico, USA

I found this bright red mite on a rock near Aztec, NM. It seemed a little ...

0 1 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A red velvet mite with pink and white striped legs, 6mm long. These are ...

0 0 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by LivanEscuderoEvanston, Illinois, USA

found on trip to Chicago near Lincoln Zoo

4 9 Velvet mite

Velvet mite

by Candiceb2012Ontario, Canada

Red mite?

0 0 Red Velvet Mites

Red Velvet Mites

by SardarBashaTirupati, India

This tiny Red Velvet Mites only seen in rainy season particular in garden, ...

3 0 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by DragoonHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Seeing the eyes on this guy through the viewfinder was a freaky experience.

0 0 Red velvet mite

Red velvet mite

by ducatista600ndOntario, Canada

Woodland, standing water

0 0 True Velvet Mite

True Velvet Mite

by jesloweryColumbus, Ohio, USA

Under some bark of a dead tree.

3 1 red velvet mite

red velvet mite

by asterope1Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

Red velvet mite, walking across the mossy ground

0 4 red velvet mite

red velvet mite

by DonnaTangTucson, Arizona, USA

Fuzzy, brilliant red insect, about 1.5 cm long, crawling on rock.

6 3 Giant Velvet Mite

Giant Velvet Mite

by EvelynWilsonSonora, Mexico

A tad smaller than a dime. 6 legs plus those two front legs. Rich raspberry and ...

1 3 Red Velvet Mite of some variety

Red Velvet Mite of some variety

by TracyB青海, Paracel Islands

Some type of Red Velvet Mite, Family

2 2 Hedgehog mushroom

Hedgehog mushroom

by DanteAlíMolinaCiudad Ocampo, Tamaulipas, Mexico

En ambas fotos en la parte inferior se aprecia un ácaro rojo, probablemente un ...

0 0 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

While large for a mite, it's still a small arachnid but its bright red caught ...

2 2 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by CharliePriceTasmania, Australia

small red with a white stripe across the shoulder and a white spot toward the ...

3 0 Red velvet mite

Red velvet mite

by Maria dBNorth Carolina, USA

A member of the family Trombidiidae. These ...

1 1 Velvet Mite

Velvet Mite

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Small, bright red.

23 7 Red Velvet Mites

Red Velvet Mites

by AchinivuOkoraforAbuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Red Velvet Mites or Rain Bugs are arachnids found in soil litter known for ...

1 1 Trombidiid Mite

Trombidiid Mite

by LaurenZarateSan Cristóbal, Chiapas, Mexico

A striking hairy little mite in the Family

0 1 Araña velvet (ácaro). Velvet spider mite

Araña velvet (ácaro). Velvet spider mite

by eulalia rubioValencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain

Ácaros que se alimentan de plantas, se suelen encontrar en ambientes secos y ...

2 1 Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

by SalocinWest Jefferson, Ohio, USA

"These mites are part of a community of soil arthropods that is critical in ...

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