Spider mite

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited September 6, 2015 in Holy Macro
This spider mite was running around at high speed on a bay leaf. It stopped 3 times. Once to have a pedicure and twice to have a nibble on something on the leaf. About 1.5mm body length. All focus stacks using zerene apart from the animation.
Brian v.

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Brian V.
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Comments

  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2015
    Brian,

    I'm fairly sure it's not the common species, perhaps a fruit mite?

    I think it may be this species:

    Carmine Spider Mite Tetranychus cinnabarinus

    Good capture of it dancing the Buggie Wuggie! :D

    Harold
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited September 5, 2015
    What cool critter captured like only you can! Cheers!
  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2015
    Thanks for the comments Harold and SB :)

    Harold think Tetranychus cinnabarinus is a plant pest whilst I'm pretty certain this one is omnivorous/predatory.

    Brian V.
    Brian V.
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  • e6filmusere6filmuser Registered Users Posts: 3,379 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2015
    Lord Vetinari wrote: »
    Thanks for the comments Harold and SB :)

    Harold think Tetranychus cinnabarinus is a plant pest whilst I'm pretty certain this one is omnivorous/predatory.

    Brian V.

    It has the general build of a parasitid mite but the colour and the eyes are wrong. There are other predaceous ones out there.

    Harold
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