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Phoretic mites

Photo by TamaraMiranda
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Field Notes

Description:

I found this beetle had some difficulty getting around. Looking more closely , I discovered what a cause of difficulty was because it was carrying several foréticas mites.

Habitat:

Urbanized area

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