Velvet mite (red mite)

Thank you theridula. I agree this is Family; Erythraeidae subfamily; Callidosomatinae probably Charletonia or Callidosoma species. based on these discussion notes http://bugguide.net/node/view/681225 we need experts with microscopes to determine further. However, its pattern is distinctive and observations are common so it will be known and named somewhere by now??? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/15920539

Thanks for your comments asergio and Mayra.

This unidetified mite might be the same as mine; http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/11498377

Thanks for your comments. I still haven't found a closer ID for a mite with such distinctive big feet.

Yes ArgyBee, I've seem about four or five in one location only but asked them to move on. It was about the same time as yours appeared. None here now. There was also one in my bathtub, different, brown and skinny, I must find the pic. Thanks for your other comments too:)

Thanks for your research. Its hard to call this specimen from images. There isn such a large range of species. My spotting was quite large and no images have such big feet pads.

Trombidium holosericeum This ID looks close. Thanks. Our warm season is emerging and this year is more humid than most years. So was last year and that means we have a higher parasite load. In the south we get no monsoons. That means there's LOTS of things to spot. Watch this space.