Trombidiidae (family)

Red velvet mite at Acton, ACT

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Identification history

	Trombidiidae (family)	1 Oct 2022	MichaelBedingfield
	Trombidiidae (family)	1 Oct 2022	TimL

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The mite was sighted on the side of a tree, just above a spider's silk lines (first image). It eventually walked into the lines and came to a halt. The mite gradually 'felt' the lines and then carefully stepped over them (second to fifth images) before going on its way. The fifth image shows the mite part of the way through the stepping process, in the middle of the silk lines.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.104423 -35.275508
Altitude 662.6m
Maps ANBG
Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
3 Jun 2022 01:25 PM Recorded on
TimL Recorded by
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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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