#feroniarum — Public Fediverse posts

In my #SEM #photos, the #mouthparts of the #mite #Histiostoma sp. (Histiostoma #feroniarum complex), found on #rotting #lemons in southern #Italy (Sorrento), look like menacing #aliens. In reality, however, they are merely #fungusfeeders that often prefer a side of #bacterial emulsion as a "sauce" (Wirth, 2024).
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Reference:
S. F. Wirth, poster publication (2024): https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/GSP/GSID24/Posters/Theme_1/lemon_decomposing_mites_version_2_Dr_Stefan_F_Wirth.pdf

Photos
© S. F. Wirth, SEM