I Mite have a problem....

Paul Iddon

Sorry for the play on words, but this fly might (mite?) have a problem, as you can see, with a host of parasitic mites around the basicosta and the anterior spiracle area.

The fly is about 6mm long from the front of the head to the tips of it wings, so you can imagine just how small these mites are.


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Paul.

Lord Vetinari

Good one Paul. Impressed with the anatomical references !
I can never work out whether mites like this are parasitic or just after a ride (phoretic)
Brian v.

Paul Iddon

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Good one Paul. Impressed with the anatomical references !
I can never work out whether mites like this are parasitic or just after a ride (phoretic)
Brian v.

Haha, thanks Brian!

For all that, I am unsure which fly it is - not a blowfly/bluebottle, one of the slim bodied ones (this one was on the old bird table)...


Paul.