Bdellidae sp. (family)

2 Unidentified Snout Mite at Evatt, ACT

Bdellidae sp. (family) at Evatt, ACT - 28 May 2019
Bdellidae sp. (family) at Evatt, ACT - 28 May 2019
Bdellidae sp. (family) at Evatt, ACT - 28 May 2019
Bdellidae sp. (family) at Evatt, ACT - 28 May 2019
Bdellidae sp. (family) at Evatt, ACT - 28 May 2019
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Identification history

Bdellidae sp. (family) 30 May 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Bdellidae sp. (family) 30 May 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 29 May 2019 TimL

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This active little insect was around 1mm in overall length as can be seen from the 4mm matchhead in the first image. The insect's head end is the pointy end, however, it was seen walked backwards as well as forwards at times. A challenge to photograph at 5X magnification with an active subject and a manually focussed lens.

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   30 May 2019
Not an insect, 8 legs, but a snout mite.
   30 May 2019
See:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/1650026201

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