The larvae of erythraeid mites are external parasites of various other terrestrial arthropods such as insects and arachnids. The adults, which are rather large for mites, are free-living predators. These mites are often bright red, perhaps indicating to vertebrate predators, such as birds and reptiles, that they taste bad.
Erythraeidae (family) is listed in the following regions:
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ATEST2 Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Hall Cemetery Holtze Close Neighbourhood Park Kosciuszko National Park Mount Ainslie Namadgi National Park Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Undefined AreaPlaces
Aranda, ACT Bruce, ACT Campbell, ACT Cotter River, ACT Flynn, ACT Hackett, ACT Hall, ACT Hughes, ACT Jagungal Wilderness, NSW Murrumbateman, NSW Narrabundah, ACT Paddys River, ACT Rendezvous Creek, ACT Russell, ACT Tennent, ACT