Bdellidae sp. (family)
6 Unidentified Snout Mite at Cook, ACT
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| Bdellidae sp. (family) | MichaelBedingfield | 10 Jun 2020 | |
| Bdellidae sp. (family) | CathB | 9 Jun 2020 |
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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
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Jun 2020 10:23 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Featured CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bdellidae sp. (family) Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Bdellidae sp. (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Snout Mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 837.81m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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