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Red velvet mite


Red velvet mite
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-29
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/60 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-05-01 15:17
Viewed: 772
Points: 8
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Mites belong to arachnidas, and some of them are small but effective predators.They feed on anything smaller than them, and some are parasitic during their development.
Like all arachnids, mites have 4 pairs of legs, fang-like mouthparts called "chelicerae," 2 antennae-like appendages near the mouth called "pedipalps," and no antennae.Although all arachnids have 2 main body segments (cephalothorax and abdomen), on mites and ticks the segments are fused and appear to be 1 large segment.Like all arachnids, mites have incomplete metamorphosis.Young mites hatch from eggs and resemble tiny adults.They shed their skins as they grow.Although they are not noticed as often as some of their arthropod relatives, mites are very common and occur in many different kinds of habitats. The most common kinds of mites live in soil and feed on debris. Other kinds feed on plants, and some are predators. There are many mite species that are fully aquatic.
Many common species of mites are parasitic, living off the blood and tissues of larger animals.There are parasitic mites that live on just about any kind of animal imaginable, everything from fish to insects. Chiggers are a well-known type of parasitic mite that sometimes attacks humans.Ticks are types of mites, and all ticks are parasites.
Red velvet mite is a predator.These large (1-3 mm), bright red mites are sometimes seen crawling on trees. Young velvet mites are parasites on insects, and the adults are predatory on small arthropods.
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Hello Tanja, great macro work fine focus on something so small :-) you got some good detail there congrats! tfs rgds Necip.

Hola Tanja.
Interesante nota que identifica la especie que presentas en tu macro.
Buenos detalles.
Saludos, JL.

Hi Tanja, beautiful and interesting macro, well composed, brava, ciao Silvio

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  • cedryk Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 966 W: 52 N: 1694] (5184)
  • [2007-05-13 18:16]

Hello Tanja,
Congratulations for shooting such a small creature. Very nice details as for such magnification and cropping. Good illustration of its natural environment.
Best greetings,
Michal

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