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Identification history
| Macrodinychus sp. (genus) | 12 Apr 2024 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Acari (informal subclass) | 10 Apr 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Riccardoella oudemansi | 10 Apr 2024 | TimL |
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The images show a White Slug Mite attached to the winged Queen ant of sighting 4565990. The mite is in the centre of each image, attached just above the wing connection to the Queen ant's body.
5 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
11 Apr 2024
Hi @JonLewis are you aware of any white mites which attack ants?
JonLewis
wrote:
11 Apr 2024
Hi @michaelb I know next to nothing about ant mites, sorry. AntWiki has a summary information page about them at https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/Mites. Cheers, Jon
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
11 Apr 2024
Thanks Jon. Quote from Mr Google: "Mites, in particular species in the genus Macrodinychus, have evolved to parasitize ants."
TimL
wrote:
12 Apr 2024
Hi @michaelb @JonLewis
For your info, I've recorded a White Slug Mite on an ant before. See following Greater Brisbane Nature Map sighting:
Macrodinychus sp. (genus) (A Mite)
For your info, I've recorded a White Slug Mite on an ant before. See following Greater Brisbane Nature Map sighting:
Macrodinychus sp. (genus) (A Mite)
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Mites and Ticks (Acarina) Other Arthropods
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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