Trombidiidae (family)
Red velvet mite at Acton, ACT
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| Trombidiidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Sep 2022 | |
| Trombidiidae (family) | TimL | 3 Sep 2022 |
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User's notes
A spider's egg sac was found between two pieces of bark, with a hole in the egg sac and something red inside (second image). When the egg sac was opened up, two bloated-looking Red Velvet Mites were found inside and few spider's eggs. Presumably, the Mites were feeding on the spider's eggs, the first time I've seen this behaviour.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.105632-35.276183
- Altitude 677.1m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 19 Aug 2022 01:35 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Trombidiidae (family) Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Trombidiidae (family) Scientific name
- Red velvet mite Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1289.42m Recorded at altitude
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