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Red Velvet Mite

Trombidiidae sp

Photo by Christiane
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This red insect was only 2-3 mm long!

Species ID Suggestions

Red velvet mite

Mesothrombium

Comments (4)

Thanks AshishNimkar.. And they are very fast.. I did took 10 photos to get one...
They are tough to capture easily as they run fast.
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PublishedMay 12, 2011

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