Short-haired Red Velvet Mite
Male & Female
Long-legged Red Velvet Mite
Dorsal
| Short-haired Red Velvet Mite Male & Female | | Long-legged Red Velvet Mite Dorsal | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | |||
| Order: | Mites (Trombidiformes) | ||||
| Family: | Velvet Mite (Trombidiidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Short-haired Red Velvet Mite (Allothrombiinae sp) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male & Female | ||||
Thank you Ray Fisher for identifying this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills and elsewhere We found what we think is a female being harrassed by some males. The larger (female) was ~5mm, while one of the smaller (male) was ~2.5mm. Tiny bright red scavenger with 8 legs. The hair is difficult to see with your naked eye. Notice the white patches are different coloured hair. | |||||
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