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Red Velvet Mite

Trombidiidae

Description:

small red with a white stripe across the shoulder and a white spot toward the base appox 2mm in size.

Habitat:

rotting tree log

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2 Comments

CharliePrice
CharliePrice 9 years ago

I know ...they are so quick ..pretty sure i focused ahead of him and waited ...snap ..snap ..hope for the best ..LOL

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Well done. No way can I get these tiny ones clearly. Even if I had the gear they never stop running around.

CharliePrice
Spotted by
CharliePrice

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Sep 13, 2014
Submitted on Sep 14, 2014

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