Red velvet mite at Acton, ACT
Identification history
| Trombidiidae (family) | 1 Oct 2022 | michaelb | ||
| Trombidiidae (family) | 1 Oct 2022 | TimL |
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The mite was sighted on the side of a tree, just above a spider's silk lines (first image). It eventually walked into the lines and came to a halt. The mite gradually 'felt' the lines and then carefully stepped over them (second to fifth images) before going on its way. The fifth image shows the mite part of the way through the stepping process, in the middle of the silk lines.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104423-35.275508
- Altitude 662.6m
- Maps ANBG
- Survey points GG20
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Jun 2022 01:25 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Trombidiidae (family) Scientific name
- Red velvet mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1002m Recorded at altitude
- 256 images trained Machine learning
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