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Muirodelphax arvensis / Trombidiidae sp.
3 mm long nymph parasitized by an early instar red velvet mite.
Meadow
Spotted on Jun 4, 2012
Submitted on Jun 4, 2012
6 Comments
They sure do! :)
well, spiders also need to refill their tanks... :-)
I've got a series of a jumping spider eating a red velvet mite Sergio! I guess everything is part of the food chain!
I can't say about this one, but the mites I've seen don't stay attached to the bugs for too long, just the time they need to fill up the tank...
I actually felt a bit sorry for the insect Mayra!
Interesting!