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Red Velvet Mite

Trombidiidae sp

Spotting Image 1

Description:

This red insect was only 2-3 mm long!

1 Species ID Suggestions

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theridula
theridula 5 years ago
Red velvet mite
Mesothrombium


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Christiane
Christiane 12 years ago

Thanks AshishNimkar.. And they are very fast.. I did took 10 photos to get one...

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

They are tough to capture easily as they run fast.

iPlayBanjoNow
iPlayBanjoNow 12 years ago

Red velvet mite (Trombidium sp.)

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keithp2012
keithp2012 12 years ago

Some sort of Chigger

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Christiane
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Christiane

QLD, Australia

Spotted on Nov 12, 2009
Submitted on May 12, 2011

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