A fly with a hitchiker flea??

l2oBiNl2oBiN Registered Users Posts: 180 Major grins
edited April 10, 2008 in Holy Macro
Could someone make sense of what is happening here?
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  • l2oBiNl2oBiN Registered Users Posts: 180 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2008
    another shot
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2008
    Interesting shots :)
    It's a leaf hopper with a mite on it.
    3 possibilities for the mite being there.
    1. It likes the view/ just using the hopper for transport (this is quite common with mites)
    2. The mite is actually attacking the hopper - some mites are predatory but normally pick smaller prey.
    3. It's a parasitic mite just getting stuck in

    Must admit not sure which applies here :)

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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2008
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Interesting shots :)
    It's a leaf hopper with a mite on it.
    3 possibilities for the mite being there.
    1. It likes the view/ just using the hopper for transport (this is quite common with mites)
    2. The mite is actually attacking the hopper - some mites are predatory but normally pick smaller prey.
    3. It's a parasitic mite just getting stuck in

    Must admit not sure which applies here :)

    Brian V.

    Interesting info...
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited April 10, 2008
    Nice shot of the duo.
    Michael
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