#arachnids — Public Fediverse posts
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#Mouthparts in #mites of the #Acariformes are usually normal shaped as typical for #arachnids. The #chelicerae are the feeding organs consisting of digitus fixus and d. mobilis. #Pedipalps have sensing functions with different kinds of #sensoryorgans. In #Histiostomatidae (#Astigmata) the whole #gnathosoma is modified into a complex #filterfeeding organ that creates an #underpressure on #food surfaces.
© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2026Reference
S. F. Wirth (2023)
https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/GSP/GSOIL4N/GSOIL4N-Posters/ID_167.pdf -
#Mouthparts in #mites of the #Acariformes are usually normal shaped as typical for #arachnids. The #chelicerae are the feeding organs consisting of digitus fixus and d. mobilis. #Pedipalps have sensing functions with different kinds of #sensoryorgans. In #Histiostomatidae (#Astigmata) the whole #gnathosoma is modified into a complex #filterfeeding organ that creates an #underpressure on #food surfaces.
© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2026Reference
S. F. Wirth (2023)
https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/GSP/GSOIL4N/GSOIL4N-Posters/ID_167.pdf -
#NewSpecies are being discovered faster than ever before, study suggests https://phys.org/news/2025-12-species-faster.html
Rates, patterns, and projections of new species over time https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adz3071
"scientists are discovering species quicker than ever before, with more than 16,000 new species discovered each year. The trend shows no sign of slowing... the #biodiversity among certain groups, such as #plants, #fungi, #arachnids, #fishes and #amphibians is richer than scientists originally thought"
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For #MiteMonday: mites eating things.
1. Long-legged velvet mites (family Erythraeidae, probably _Balaustium_) eating a midge
2. A whirligig mite (family Anystidae) eating a globular springtail
3. A snout mite (family Bdellidae) eating a barklouse#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Erythraeidae #Anystidae #Bdellidae
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For #MiteMonday: mites eating things.
1. Long-legged velvet mites (family Erythraeidae, probably _Balaustium_) eating a midge
2. A whirligig mite (family Anystidae) eating a globular springtail
3. A snout mite (family Bdellidae) eating a barklouse#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Erythraeidae #Anystidae #Bdellidae
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It's still #MiteMonday somewhere…
Vignette from under a log. A snout mite (family Bdellidae) feeds on the remains of a springtail, with a guest appearance from a beetle mite (order? suborder? Oribatida)*.
* Above superfamily or so, mite taxonomic ranks start getting contentious.
#DailyMiteVid #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acariformes #Bdellidae #Oribatida
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It's still #MiteMonday somewhere…
Vignette from under a log. A snout mite (family Bdellidae) feeds on the remains of a springtail, with a guest appearance from a beetle mite (order? suborder? Oribatida)*.
* Above superfamily or so, mite taxonomic ranks start getting contentious.
#DailyMiteVid #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acariformes #Bdellidae #Oribatida
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#Arachtober 21: Happy #MiteMonday! Here's a snout mite (family Bdellidae) snacking on a long-legged velvet mite (family Erythraeidae). Taken back in June.
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites • #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Bdellidae #Erythraeidae
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#Arachtober 21: Happy #MiteMonday! Here's a snout mite (family Bdellidae) snacking on a long-legged velvet mite (family Erythraeidae). Taken back in June.
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites • #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Bdellidae #Erythraeidae
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#MiteMonday: snout mite (family Bdellidae) and oribatid mite are friends
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae #Oribatida
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#MiteMonday: snout mite (family Bdellidae) and oribatid mite are friends
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae #Oribatida
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#MiteMonday × #LichenSubscribe: a snout mite (Bdellidae), a predatory mite, in a lush lichen landscape. I mostly see these mites out and about when it's raining or has just rained; they must like it very humid.
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae
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#MiteMonday × #LichenSubscribe: a snout mite (Bdellidae), a predatory mite, in a lush lichen landscape. I mostly see these mites out and about when it's raining or has just rained; they must like it very humid.
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae
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#MiteMonday: this snout mite (family Bdellidae) I found yesterday looks like it would be peach flavoured. (Note: I did not eat it.)
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae
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#MiteMonday: this snout mite (family Bdellidae) I found yesterday looks like it would be peach flavoured. (Note: I did not eat it.)
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae
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Let's check in on the local mites.
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Anystidae #Trombidiidae #Tetranychidae #Bdellidae #macro
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Let's check in on the local mites.
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Anystidae #Trombidiidae #Tetranychidae #Bdellidae #macro
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in other news, found bristly millipedes (Polyxenida) and snout mites (Bdellidae) on my building's garden wall and was, unfortunately, very weird about it just as neighbours were coming home
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae #Myriapoda #Diplopoda #Polyxenida #millipedes
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in other news, found bristly millipedes (Polyxenida) and snout mites (Bdellidae) on my building's garden wall and was, unfortunately, very weird about it just as neighbours were coming home
#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Bdellidae #Myriapoda #Diplopoda #Polyxenida #millipedes
