Trombidiidae (family)

Red velvet mite at Gundaroo, NSW

Trombidiidae (family) at Gundaroo, NSW - 4 May 2019
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Identification history

Trombidiidae (family) 31 May 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Trombidiidae (family) 22 May 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 22 May 2019 Watermilli

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These red 8-legged creatures were pottering around on the relatively bare soil in the paddock at Mcleods Creek Nature Reserve on 4 May when we were out on Cassinia control.

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