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Anystis sp.
This gray aphid nymph was attacked by a Whirligig Mite. The mite was about 2 mm long.
Lantana in backyard.
Spotted on Apr 7, 2014
Submitted on Apr 9, 2014
15 Comments
Thank you Christine!
Great shots!
Thank you Mark! I was very happy with this one :)
Excellent series.
Oh. I'd misread it. Great macro btw!
Awww, thank you Gilma! So glad you enjoy them :)
Love those pictures!! I love MACRO's but how good the pictures come out depends on the photographer. Thank you for sharing that great spotting, CindyBinghamKeiser.
Great work as usual .
LOL. I'm sporting a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro. Best investment!
What kind of a microscope do you use? Must be tough lugging it around in the bushes :)
Thank you Lauren, dotun55, Chun and staccyh for your comments! I had my face in the bushes looking for Hoppers when I saw these two. So glad they came out as well as they did. Lauren, you are so funny :) Love my macro!
What a cool find!
Actually the mite is the predator of the aphid, Dotun55 :-)
Ladybirds may be preyed on by some birds.
Most animals prefer to leave ladybirds alone as they taste bad.
Aphid eats mite. Ladybird eats aphid. What eats ladybird???
Wow Cindy, amazing picture! And so tiny. You attach a microscope to your camera? :)