#Arachtober 28: clover mite (_Bryobia_) in a bright patch of lichen.
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Anyway, #InternationalRockFlippingDay finds: a vine weevil (*Otiorhynchus* of some kind), and a bryobiine spider mite, see e.g. *Petrobia*.
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Little red mites of spring!
- A larval sidewalk mite (_Balaustium_) eating pollen
- A young whirligig mite (family Anystidae) eating clover mite eggs (the little reddish balls)
- Sumo mites (_Allothrombium_) wrestling
- and lastly, a clover mite (_Bryobia_), which isn't really that red when full grown but which all of the other mites are frequently misidentified as. They won't be out much longer, they go dormant in the hot months.
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#MiteMonday: it's that time of year again! A sheet-web weaver's web in a willow tree crevice is carpeted with tiny _Bryobia_ clover mites.
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I almost forgot it was #MiteMonday! Inspired by @zorbama's shot of a running crab spider, clover mite, and midge all together (https://veganism.social/@zorbama/114373000260983349), here's a running crab spider (_Philodromus_) I found feeding on a clover mite (_Bryobia_). I don't actually often find many arthropods feeding on the adults, though I've seen predatory _Anystis_ mites eating the eggs.
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Attached: 4 images It was a relatively nice day, so I went out to take some photos. Here are some bugs I found. Not sure what the black fly is exactly, could be a mosquito, could be a kind of midge. #spider #mite #diptera #bugs #insects #arachnids #photography #macro #wildlife
#MiteMonday × #LichenSubscribe: we got some flurries today, but at a few degrees above zero the clover mites (_Bryobia_) are still out and about. Here's one climbing over a tiny crumb of lichen.
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#Arachtober 26: the cool weather is back and so the clover mites (_Bryobia_) are out! The tiny juvenile spiders plentiful now seemed unbothered by the crowds of mites scrambling around them.
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#DailyMitePic × #LichenSubscribe: went out for a walk today but it was colder and rainier than I expected and I had to go home. But I did get this shot of clover mites and their eggs nestled into the folds of lichen on a spruce tree.
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#MiteMonday: stretching its skinny legs, a tiny clover mite (_Bryobia_) barely manages to cross a crevasse (to us, a hairline crack) on a tree trunk.
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#MiteMonday × #LichenSubscribe: on a warm (~5°C+) winter day, tiny clover mites (_Bryobia_) stream up and down a lichen-covered tree trunk.
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