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Ácaro (Mite)

Class Arachnida, Subclass Acarina

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theridula
This is an erythraeid in the subfamily Callidosomatinae.
MartinL
Asergio, finally, from half way around the world, I find a mite similar to one I spotted, only mine was about 4-mm +- http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7853168
Sergio Monteiro
williefromwi, usually they are very active, and it is almost impossible to catch them, but today was quite cold, and I think this little fella had just filled the tank with someone's blood, so it allowed me to come very close.
williefromwi
wow, might be nice to post it, I assumed it was small, but had no idea of exactly how small it was. Thanks
Sergio Monteiro
From the tip of front legs to the tip of the rear ones, 1 mm +-
williefromwi
how small might this mite be? Nice spotting, asergio
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PublishedJune 11, 2012

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