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Balaustium sp.
Pinhead sized fast moving red spider mites on rotten log. Among the few erythraeids that are not predaceous in post-larval stages--they eat pollen instead.
Radnor Lake State Park, Tennessee.
Spotted on Feb 18, 2012
Submitted on Feb 18, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Jack! I keep hoping to get better photos at some point but as you say, they are fast!
I'm amazed you were able to photograph one of these guys. They ARE fast! Beautiful photos.