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Large-eyed Free-living Mite
16.73, -92.93
Field Notes
Description:
A big Mite, 2 mm, compared to most mites. Very colorful, free-living and fast. Probably predatory. Family Trombidiidae or a related family. The group is often in fluctuation for classification.
Habitat:
On a wall under a light, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.
Notes:
The adults of this group are usually predacious, where as early instars are parasitic on other insects and occasionally spiders.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 2, 2018
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