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Just as interesting to me was the behaviour of the mite. It kept running around the same square inch or so. (Normally they run around a much larger area and when they run around in a small area it's just a turn or two in a small burst of energy, in the manner of one of those hyperactive dogs so energetic they can't sit still for long.) It really did seem as if it were *looking for the midge*!

I felt so bad for it I smushed a plant bug nymph (family Miridae) and dropped it by the mite, who immediately took it. (2/2)

#Mitestodon #mites #MiteBehaviour #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae

Today's whirligig mite (family Anystidae) menu:

- a plant bug nymph (family Miridae)
- another whirligig mite, or an old exoskeleton maybe?
- a thrips
-a small midge-like fly of some sort

Out of sheer curiosity I captured about half a dozen decently sized whirligig mites and put them on the brown-eyed Susan (_Rudbeckia triloba_) plants which are currently covered in large black aphids. (They do not seem to appreciably harm the plants, which will only mature and bloom much later in the year.) I am not sure if they'll even stay on the plant given how erratically they run around, nor if they'll go for the aphids.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #mites #arachnids #insects #thrips #flies #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Thysanoptera #Diptera

On the menu today for the whirligig mites:

- aphid?
- big plant bug
- little plant bug
- sidewalk mite

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Erythraeidae #Hemiptera #Miridae #Aphididae

On the menu today for the whirligig mites:

- aphid?
- big plant bug
- little plant bug
- sidewalk mite

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Erythraeidae #Hemiptera #Miridae #Aphididae

On the menu today for the whirligig mites:

- aphid?
- big plant bug
- little plant bug
- sidewalk mite

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Erythraeidae #Hemiptera #Miridae #Aphididae

On the menu today for the whirligig mites:

- aphid?
- big plant bug
- little plant bug
- sidewalk mite

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Erythraeidae #Hemiptera #Miridae #Aphididae

On today's whirligig mite menu: aphid, plant bug nymph.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Aphididae

On today's whirligig mite menu: aphid, plant bug nymph.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Aphididae

On today's whirligig mite menu: aphid, plant bug nymph.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Aphididae

On today's whirligig mite menu: aphid, plant bug nymph.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #Acari #Acariformes #Anystidae #Hemiptera #Heteroptera #Miridae #Aphididae

A nap ízeltlábúja a poloskák mezeipoloskák családjába tartozó fakó törpepoloska - Plagiognathus chrysanthemi https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/fako-torpepoloska/talalatok #fakóTörpepoloska #PlagiognathusChrysanthemi #mezeipoloskák #Miridae #poloskák #Heteroptera #CitizenScience

A nap ízeltlábúja a poloskák mezeipoloskák családjába tartozó feketevállú mezeipoloska - Adelphocoris vandalicus https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/feketevallu-mezeipoloska/talalatok #feketevállúMezeipoloska #AdelphocorisVandalicus #mezeipoloskák #Miridae #poloskák #Heteroptera

The #bug #Lygus #pratensis (#Miridae) is distributed throughout #Eurasia, Africa and North America. In Central Europe they have 1 annual #generation. #Adults and nymphs feed on nectar and various plants in the #herbaceouslayer and prefer warm #habitats. It can cover #longdistances by #flying. According to Y. Zheng et al. (2024), these #flights depend on #temperature and relative #humidity.

© #StefanFWirth, #Berlin 2025

Ref
Y. Zheng et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100762

#Photos
© SF Wirth

The #bug #Lygus #pratensis (#Miridae) is distributed throughout #Eurasia, Africa and North America. In Central Europe they have 1 annual #generation. #Adults and nymphs feed on nectar and various plants in the #herbaceouslayer and prefer warm #habitats. It can cover #longdistances by #flying. According to Y. Zheng et al. (2024), these #flights depend on #temperature and relative #humidity.

© #StefanFWirth, #Berlin 2025

Ref
Y. Zheng et al. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15100762

#Photos
© SF Wirth

A robber fly (#Dioctria hyalipennis) with prey #bug (#Stenotus binotatus)

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #asilidae #DioctriaHyalipennis #RobberFlies #bugs #StenotusBinotatus #miridae #raubfliegen #wanzen #habichtsfliege #ZweifleckWeichwanze

A robber fly (#Dioctria hyalipennis) with prey #bug (#Stenotus binotatus)

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #asilidae #DioctriaHyalipennis #RobberFlies #bugs #StenotusBinotatus #miridae #raubfliegen #wanzen #habichtsfliege #ZweifleckWeichwanze

A robber fly (#Dioctria hyalipennis) with prey #bug (#Stenotus binotatus)

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #asilidae #DioctriaHyalipennis #RobberFlies #bugs #StenotusBinotatus #miridae #raubfliegen #wanzen #habichtsfliege #ZweifleckWeichwanze

A robber fly (#Dioctria hyalipennis) with prey #bug (#Stenotus binotatus)

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #asilidae #DioctriaHyalipennis #RobberFlies #bugs #StenotusBinotatus #miridae #raubfliegen #wanzen #habichtsfliege #ZweifleckWeichwanze

A robber fly (#Dioctria hyalipennis) with prey #bug (#Stenotus binotatus)

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #insects #asilidae #DioctriaHyalipennis #RobberFlies #bugs #StenotusBinotatus #miridae #raubfliegen #wanzen #habichtsfliege #ZweifleckWeichwanze

#MiteMonday: It's crowded in the garden during Peak Anystid! Yesterday I saw a whirligig mite (family Anystidae) eating a small plant bug (family Miridae) when a second mite came along and had a bite. The first mite stopped feeding, but did keep one foot on the bug, as if to call dibs. It wasn't long before a third mite happened upon the kill and also helped itself to the bug.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #MiteBehaviour #arachnids #mites #Acari #Anystidae #bugs #insects #Miridae

#MiteMonday: It's crowded in the garden during Peak Anystid! Yesterday I saw a whirligig mite (family Anystidae) eating a small plant bug (family Miridae) when a second mite came along and had a bite. The first mite stopped feeding, but did keep one foot on the bug, as if to call dibs. It wasn't long before a third mite happened upon the kill and also helped itself to the bug.

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #MiteBehaviour #arachnids #mites #Acari #Anystidae #bugs #insects #Miridae