Unidentified anystid mite at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Anystidae (family) | 26 Jun 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Acari (informal subclass) | 20 Jun 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Acari (informal subclass) | 20 Jun 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Unidentified | 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
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Anystidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified anystid mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 789.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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