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Red Velvet Mite

Trombidium sp.

Photo by CharliePrice
Published on Project Noah
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-41.2339, 146.412

Field Notes

Description:

8 legs , red and furry . Small 3mm in size and moves quickly

Habitat:

crawling over tree logs and bark in a reserve.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Liana
Great series Charlie! Thank you for sharing :)
Mark Ridgway
Ha ha Ernst... not planning to visit Tas soon I take it. Some old conversation here is interesting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15920539
Mark Ridgway
Nice shots. Some of ours are huge compared to overseas ones.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2014

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