neville park · @nev
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"Onward, noble steed!"
A long-legged velvet mite scrambling around the lakeside boardwalk ended up climbing onto this placid weevil several times.
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neville park · @nev
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Just in under the wire for #MiteMonday: long-legged velvet mites (family Erythraeidae, probably _Balaustium_) feeding on pollen which I believe fell off a honey locust tree?
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neville park · @nev
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Sidewalk mites (_Balaustium_) feeding on pollen. You can see their pollen-covered legs better in the second pic.
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neville park · @nev
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Yesterday I found tiny juvenile erythraeids (long-legged velvet mites) on the rocks at High Park and today I found a couple of equally tiny juvenile anystids (whirligig mites) in my building's garden! IT BEGINS
You can tell they're not fully grown yet because they only have six legs—they will have eight legs as adults, like all arachnids.
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