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Carnivorous mites

Phytoseiulus

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny red mites attacking a hairy caterpillar. The caterpillar was moving but fairly slowly.

Habitat:

Open forest urban fringe.

Notes:

These are on Anthelid caterpillar.

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Phytoseiulus

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Comments (2)
KarenL
Poor thing! You could add this to the Arthropod interactions mission!
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2012

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