Riccardoella oudemansi
White Slug Mite at Acton, ACT
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| Riccardoella oudemansi | MichaelMulvaney | 15 May 2022 | |
| Riccardoella oudemansi | TimL | 13 May 2022 |
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The images show a lone White Slug Mite on the slug recorded in sighting 4434699. When the slug was disturbed by the camera, the slug mite took off from the tail end and moved at speed to enter the slug's pneumostome, as seen in the final image. This behaviour has been recorded before in sighting 4381258 and may be normal behaviour for mites seeking a safe haven on their host.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106793-35.273373
- Altitude 636.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 May 2022 11:01 AM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Other Arthropods Mites and Ticks (Acarina) TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Riccardoella oudemansi
Species information
- Riccardoella oudemansi Scientific name
- White Slug Mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 589.2m to 642.5m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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