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Water Mite

Hydrachnidia

Description:

They are adapted to survive a long hot summer, They use retractable piercing mouthparts, they are swimmers.] It has a parasitic relationship with other organisms. Zooplankton and other invertebrate larvae Water mites go through four life stages: egg, larva, nymph, and adult. ... But in one to six weeks those eggs will hatch and out come little mite larvae! These larvae only have six legs instead of the eight they will have as adults.

Habitat:

Ponds, slow moving rivers and streams.

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jbrown
Spotted by
jbrown

City of Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Dec 14, 2018
Submitted on Dec 14, 2018

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