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3 1 Carrion Beetle with Mites

Carrion Beetle with Mites

by AliAPeterborough, Ontario, Canada

Carrion Beetle Phoretic

0 0 Beetle Mite

Beetle Mite

by Ghent AldenChenoa, Illinois, USA

1mm long. Photographed on a patio slab.

1 0 Unknown beetle & red mites

Unknown beetle & red mites

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

Dying beetle with an infestation of

0 0 Beetle with parasitic mites

Beetle with parasitic mites

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

1 1/2" long beetle infested with

0 0 Longhorn beetle mite

Longhorn beetle mite

by shekainah d. alabanRoxas City, Capiz, Philippines

Orange colored longhorn beetle

0 3 Spotting

Spotting

by tiberio_gracoNatal, RN, Brazil

Phoresy

8 5 Longhorn beetle

Longhorn beetle

by JuanEstebanCeballosGartnerMedellín, Antioquia, Colombia

poor one, is full of mites!

13 28 Velvet mite (red mite)

Velvet mite (red mite)

by martinlVictoria, Australia

A mite of some kind. It was eating eggs of ...

4 2 Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle (with Mites)

Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle (with Mites)

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Brilliant green coloration with six distinct white spots on the elytra. This ...

2 5 Burying Beetle with Phoretic Mites

Burying Beetle with Phoretic Mites

by TKBottingMissouri, USA

the beetle to pose for this shot. The ...

0 0 Roundneck Sexton Beetle

Roundneck Sexton Beetle

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Note the mites on the head.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by turtlesandtombstonesMassachusetts, USA

Unknown beetle with phoretic

11 5 Erythraeid Mite larvae (on tortoise beetle)

Erythraeid Mite larvae (on tortoise beetle)

by Sergio MonteiroSanta Catarina, Brazil

I've seen a lot of mites parasitising other ...

4 2 Red-lined Carrion Beetle

Red-lined Carrion Beetle

by DianePlatcoBrooksOhio, USA

Large carrion beetle

0 0 Tiger Beetle

Tiger Beetle

by grymonpreLoreto, Peru

black beetle with some orange

0 0 Leaf beetles

Leaf beetles

by asergioCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil

These beetles were so red and small that I ...

5 5 Big-headed ground beetle

Big-headed ground beetle

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

1" long ground beetle with parasitic

7 0 Tortoise beetle

Tortoise beetle

by Sergio MonteiroQuatro Barras, PR, Brazil

This tortoise beetle was in bad shape, and ...

2 0 Ground Beetle

Ground Beetle

by MachiKodiak, Alaska, USA

Ground Beetle with

7 4 Tortoise beetle

Tortoise beetle

by Sergio MonteiroSanta Catarina, Brazil

This poor beetle was facing a massive ...

1 1 Net-Winged Beetle

Net-Winged Beetle

by Marta RubioTexeiraSabah, Malaysia

This moth also had mites. I have seen these ...

0 0 Phoretic mites

Phoretic mites

by TamaraMiranda

I found this beetle had some difficulty ...

0 0 Burying Beetle with mites

Burying Beetle with mites

by LornaSankeyRugby District, England, United Kingdom

There are mites hitching a ride on it's ...

0 0 Burying Beetle

Burying Beetle

by andrewdyck95Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada

Tomentose burying beetle with phoretic ...

3 9 Nicrophous beetle with phoretic mites

Nicrophous beetle with phoretic mites

by KarenSaxtonCoquille, Oregon, USA

Black carrion beetle of about 1" with ...

3 0 Click Beetle

Click Beetle

by beaker98Rock Island, Illinois, USA

About an inch long. Black and red click

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by melodycarrollSt. Charles, Illinois, USA

Very small red and black beetle on damaged ...

1 0 Hide Beetle

Hide Beetle

by hannawackerArizona, USA

11mm with mite. two small horns on pronotum.

6 2 hitchhiker mites

hitchhiker mites

by RickBohlerJacksonville, Florida, USA

All those little mites crawling all over ...

0 0 Bark Beetle

Bark Beetle

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

Small brown oblong beetle.

5 2 Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle with Phoretic Mites

Pennsylvania Dingy Ground Beetle with Phoretic Mites

by ForestDragonNew York, USA

Phoretic Mites are not parasites of the ...

2 4 Beetle larvae with mites

Beetle larvae with mites

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

an infestaton of red mites. The species ...

1 0 Sevenspotted Lady Beetle

Sevenspotted Lady Beetle

by KostasZontanosΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Ηπείρου - Δυτικής Μακεδονίας, Greece

Sevenspotted ladybird with mites on mullein ...

1 0 Handsome fungus beetle

Handsome fungus beetle

by KarenSaxtonCoquille, Oregon, USA

of both. The beetle gives the

1 0 Horned Passalus (Bess Beetle)

Horned Passalus (Bess Beetle)

by Mandy HollmanGeorgia, USA

Big shiny black beetle with a horn on its ...

1 0 Dung beetle

Dung beetle

by Aaron_GBroken Bow, Oklahoma, USA

Purplish-black beetle that was found on a ...

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by Anne Marie McCaffreyCosta Rica

Unidentified beetle of the Brentidae family.

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by Diaz José MiguelPuerto Cortés, Provincia Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Light brown / translucid Tortoise beetle. ...

3 2 Snail-hunting Ground Beetle

Snail-hunting Ground Beetle

by MachiAlaska, USA

This ground beetle had heavily-grooved, ...

1 1 Roundneck Sexton Beetle

Roundneck Sexton Beetle

by StirredMochaNew York, USA

This strikingly colored beetle feeds on ...

1 0 Ribbed Pine Borer (with Mites)

Ribbed Pine Borer (with Mites)

by ForestDragonWestbury, New York, USA

Medium sized beetle. Mottled ...

1 6 Roundneck Sexton Beetle

Roundneck Sexton Beetle

by DianePlatcoBrooksCorning, Ohio, USA

Burying beetle, carrion

0 0 Click beetle

Click beetle

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

A large click beetle. Most click

0 0 Dung Beetle

Dung Beetle

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Small Dung Beetle, 8 mm long with a green ...

3 2 Gamasid or Phoretic Mites

Gamasid or Phoretic Mites

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Well I found the answer to why there are

1 2 Bess Beetle

Bess Beetle

by KarenSaxtonEl Dorado, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Dying beetle with small

1 0 Firefly

Firefly

by HeidiEatonWisconsin, USA

Note the mite on this one sticking out from ...

2 2 Beetle

Beetle

by Marta RubioTexeiraSabah, Malaysia

It may have been 4 cm..with big mandibles. And of course one of these orange ...

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