Trombidiidae (family)

Red velvet mite at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Trombidiidae (family)	3 Sep 2022	MichaelMulvaney
	Trombidiidae (family)	3 Sep 2022	TimL

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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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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Sep 2022

Yes they are invertebrate egg eaters

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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
Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Trombidiidae (family) Scientific name
Red velvet mite Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1002m Recorded at altitude
310 images trained Machine learning
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Australian Capital Territory

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