Trombidiidae (family)
3 Red velvet mite at Kaleen, ACT
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| Trombidiidae (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 14 Sep 2018 | |
| Trombidiidae (family) | DerekC | 13 Sep 2018 |
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I think the interest of this report was the communal activity. A large number of mite would form a ball of bodies before again breaking up moving of in different directions and then forming another ball of bodies nearby. I have previously seen individuals but never this group activity.
Derek
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.111872-35.210812
- Altitude 653.1m
- Maps Gungaderra Grasslands
- Places Kaleen, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 12 Sep 2018 01:22 PM Recorded on
- DerekC Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- DerekC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trombidiidae (family) Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Trombidiidae (family) Scientific name
- Red velvet mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1289.42m Recorded at altitude
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7 / 7
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