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Identification history
| Diptera (order) | 5 Aug 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Acari (informal subclass) | 4 Mar 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Acari (informal subclass) | 4 Mar 2024 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
I don't think it's a mite but not sure where to put it. Parasite, orange, about 1-1.5mm long, flat, 3 legs visible, segmented body, on a Simaethula spider between head and abdomen
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
5 Aug 2024
It may be the larvae of a small-headed or hunchback fly, which is a spider parasite
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Mar 2024 04:52 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Unidentified Other true flies Insects True flies (Diptera) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
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- Less than 5mm Animal size
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