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  1. #MiteMonday: As I watched this aphid laden with parasitic larval mites, one small light-coloured one climbed off the aphid and ran away over the leaf. The aphid, disturbed by me handling the leaf, began walking away and shed a few more mites. So the mites seem ready to detach as needed at any stage, which is interesting I think.

    Also does this count as a parasite on a parasite? :thonking:

    #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #aphids #parasitism #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Hemiptera #Aphididae

  2. #MiteMonday: As I watched this aphid laden with parasitic larval mites, one small light-coloured one climbed off the aphid and ran away over the leaf. The aphid, disturbed by me handling the leaf, began walking away and shed a few more mites. So the mites seem ready to detach as needed at any stage, which is interesting I think.

    Also does this count as a parasite on a parasite? :thonking:

    #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #aphids #parasitism #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Hemiptera #Aphididae

  3. #MiteMonday: As I watched this aphid laden with parasitic larval mites, one small light-coloured one climbed off the aphid and ran away over the leaf. The aphid, disturbed by me handling the leaf, began walking away and shed a few more mites. So the mites seem ready to detach as needed at any stage, which is interesting I think.

    Also does this count as a parasite on a parasite? :thonking:

    #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #aphids #parasitism #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Hemiptera #Aphididae

  4. #MiteMonday: As I watched this aphid laden with parasitic larval mites, one small light-coloured one climbed off the aphid and ran away over the leaf. The aphid, disturbed by me handling the leaf, began walking away and shed a few more mites. So the mites seem ready to detach as needed at any stage, which is interesting I think.

    Also does this count as a parasite on a parasite? :thonking:

    #Mitestodon #mites #bugstodon #insects #aphids #parasitism #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Hemiptera #Aphididae

  5. #DailyMitePic: These aphids on a dill plant are being parasitized by larval parasitengone mites *and* also being hunted by an adult _Allothrombium_ sumo mite, elegantly illustrating the typical Parasitengona lifestyle.

    It's possible the little ones are larval _Allothrombium_. I may collect some and see if I can rear them to adulthood so they can be identified.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Trombidiidae #insects #aphids #Hemiptera #Aphididae #parasites #parasitism #ArthroBeauty

  6. #DailyMitePic: These aphids on a dill plant are being parasitized by larval parasitengone mites *and* also being hunted by an adult _Allothrombium_ sumo mite, elegantly illustrating the typical Parasitengona lifestyle.

    It's possible the little ones are larval _Allothrombium_. I may collect some and see if I can rear them to adulthood so they can be identified.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Trombidiidae #insects #aphids #Hemiptera #Aphididae #parasites #parasitism #ArthroBeauty

  7. #DailyMitePic: These aphids on a dill plant are being parasitized by larval parasitengone mites *and* also being hunted by an adult _Allothrombium_ sumo mite, elegantly illustrating the typical Parasitengona lifestyle.

    It's possible the little ones are larval _Allothrombium_. I may collect some and see if I can rear them to adulthood so they can be identified.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Trombidiidae #insects #aphids #Hemiptera #Aphididae #parasites #parasitism #ArthroBeauty

  8. #DailyMitePic: These aphids on a dill plant are being parasitized by larval parasitengone mites *and* also being hunted by an adult _Allothrombium_ sumo mite, elegantly illustrating the typical Parasitengona lifestyle.

    It's possible the little ones are larval _Allothrombium_. I may collect some and see if I can rear them to adulthood so they can be identified.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Parasitengona #Trombidiidae #insects #aphids #Hemiptera #Aphididae #parasites #parasitism #ArthroBeauty