Anystidae (family)
Unidentified anystid mite at Hackett, ACT
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| Anystidae (family) | KimPullen | 26 Jun 2019 | |
| Acari | MichaelBedingfield | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| Acari | MichaelBedingfield | 20 Jun 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 19 Jun 2019 |
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User's notes
This active mite was less than 1mm in size and a bit of a challenge to photograph. It was sighted racing around a tree trunk like a red 'full stop' on steroids. It had a white dot on either side of its body immediately behind the head, which should help with identification.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104931-35.273567
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jun 2019 12:48 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Other Arthropods Mites and Ticks (Acarina) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anystidae (family)
Species information
- Anystidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified anystid mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 789.2m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location