6 Unidentified Snout Mite at Cook, ACT
Identification history
| Bdellidae sp. (family) | 10 Jun 2020 | michaelb | ||
| Bdellidae sp. (family) | 9 Jun 2020 | CathB |
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User's notes
When first seen, the mite appeared to be tugging at a springtail that was wedged in the prongs of a Cobbler's Pegs seed (image 2), but it couldn't get a good hold. It then walked around the end of the seed and approached from the other side, where it probed its prey in various places.
The photos also show the backward pointing barbs on the prongs of the seed that make it stick so strongly.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.068843-35.269620
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 7 Jun 2020 10:23 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Bdellidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Snout Mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 640.6m Recorded at altitude
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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