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Anystis sp.
Tiny red mite resembling a spider. Legs are nearly translucent near body then turns red. There is light colored setae (hair) on the body and the palp is red. Last image shows a slight color pattern on the dorsal shield.
Cape Honeysuckle leaf in backyard. Last image is of the mite after it crawled to an unknown leaf.
Spotted on Nov 8, 2011
Submitted on Nov 8, 2011
4 Comments
You're welcome asergio. It definitely looks like a mite too!
Thank you Cindy, I think you helped me to correct a mistake:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/776...
Seems that my spot is a mite too!
Thank you Longmustache. These little one's are fast so it wasn't easy!
Great macro!!