For #FossilFriday I'd like to introduce y'all to Protacarus - a fossil #mite (!?) from the ~410 million year old Rhynie Chert, #Scotland. This little #arachnid is a member of a group that is still around today (Endeostigmata, possibly in the family Alycidae). Some modern examples of this family eat nematode worms - which we also have preserved in Rhynie, believe it or not. Perhaps what this little dude/tte did for food?
#fossilfriday #Mite #scotland #arachnid #science #Palaeontology #paleontology #acarology #fossil
Scientific paper beg: anyone have institutional access to #Zootaxa? I'd love to take a look at this monograph about worldwide hard tick distribution. :ClosedAccess: https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5251.1.1
(Is there a hashtag/group people use for this? Let me know!)
#zootaxa #entomology #acarology
OK, how many mistakes can you find? Screenshot is from Spartan Mosquito's Amazon page and shows the organisms repelled by its GO! spray (picaridin). #TaxonomyFail #entomology #insect #acarology #arthropod #nature #repellent #fly #Diptera #mosquitoes #ticks #chiggers #medical
#taxonomyFail #entomology #insect #acarology #arthropod #nature #repellent #fly #Diptera #mosquitoes #ticks #chiggers #medical
"An unusual record of apparent parasitism of a mite by a trombidiine larva (Hoplothrombium quinquescutatum Ewing) is all the more remarkable in that the parasitized mite, an oribatid, was found in the stomach of a toad (Ewing 1925, Thor and Willmann 1947)."
Just an example of the fun facts in Krantz' book. Looking forward to wowing unsuspecting people at the Christmas gatherings.
@LyndaDelph I should have tried some tags 😃
#acarology #mites #mitestodon can anyone advise on the possible mites on the above beetle?
"An unusual record of apparent parasitism of a mite by a trombidiine larva (Hoplothrombium quinquescutatum Ewing) is all
the more remarkable in that the parasitized mite, an oribatid, was found in the stomach of a toad (Ewing 1925, Thor and Willmann 1947)."
Just an example of the fun facts in Krantz' book. Looking forward to wowing unsuspecting people at the Christmas gatherings.
Bought myself an old copy of "A Manual of Acarology" so I can learn something about #mites. #acarology #Acari #arachnid
#mites #acarology #Acari #arachnid
If you'd like to see a larval velvet mite, here's one attached to a robber fly. A rather common photobomber of arthropods pics. #entomology #insect #mite #acarology #arachnid https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14527069
#entomology #insect #Mite #acarology #arachnid
Velvet mite (Trombidium, I think) that I found earlier this week after a warm rain. Predatory as adults but larval stages are typically ectoparasitic on insects, spiders, harvestman, and pseudoscorpions. You can occasionally find velvet mite plush toys on Etsy. #acarology #entomology #mites #arachnids
#acarology #entomology #mites #arachnids
@bugid More pics here in case anyone is willing to take a look on #inaturalist. They seemed to having such a good time. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/121397761 #mites #arachnids #acarology
#inaturalist #mites #arachnids #acarology