Anystidae (family)

Unidentified anystid mite at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Anystidae (family)	26 Jun 2019	KimPullen
Acari (informal subclass)	20 Jun 2019	MichaelBedingfield
Acari (informal subclass)	20 Jun 2019	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	19 Jun 2019	TimL

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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
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Other Arthropods Mites and Ticks (Acarina) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

Less than 5mm Animal size

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
Machine learning
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