Trombidiidae (family)
Red velvet mite at Symonston, ACT
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| Trombidiidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Nov 2022 | |
| Trombidiidae (family) | Detritivore | 4 Nov 2022 |
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Maybe mating? Maybe smaller ones are babies?
1 comment
5 Nov 2022
Female Red Velvet Mites are bigger than males but they don't actually mate. Instead the male does a mating dance in which he constructs a intricate silken web of sperm often on a twig. If a female finds the web and its construction impresses her, she will find the artist and sit on the sperm. If, however, another male finds a web of another males sperm, he will destroy it and create his own, new web. so not sure what is going on here.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.131717-35.350025
- Maps Mount Mugga Mugga
- Places Symonston, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 31 Aug 2021 11:20 AM Recorded on
- Detritivore Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- Detritivore 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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