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  1. The triumphant return of #MiteMonday!

    Spotted this unusually reddish penthaleid mite on a decaying tree stump. Note the small pale #DorsalAnus on its back towards the rear of the abdomen.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  2. The triumphant return of #MiteMonday!

    Spotted this unusually reddish penthaleid mite on a decaying tree stump. Note the small pale #DorsalAnus on its back towards the rear of the abdomen.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  3. The triumphant return of #MiteMonday!

    Spotted this unusually reddish penthaleid mite on a decaying tree stump. Note the small pale #DorsalAnus on its back towards the rear of the abdomen.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  4. The triumphant return of #MiteMonday!

    Spotted this unusually reddish penthaleid mite on a decaying tree stump. Note the small pale #DorsalAnus on its back towards the rear of the abdomen.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  5. The triumphant return of #MiteMonday!

    Spotted this unusually reddish penthaleid mite on a decaying tree stump. Note the small pale #DorsalAnus on its back towards the rear of the abdomen.

    #bugstodon #Mitestodon #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  6. #Arachtober 25: now for something entirely different, a penthaleid mite (bugguide.net/node/view/263374) feeding on a dandelion leaf. Species like the common _P. major_ (which this probably is) have a #DorsalAnus and excrete these globules as they feed, often hanging upside down on the undersides of leaves or vertically on blades of grass.

    (If you think a dorsal anus is wild, certain astig females have secondary dorsal genital openings for copulation.)

    #ArthroBeauty #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae

  7. #Arachtober 25: now for something entirely different, a penthaleid mite (bugguide.net/node/view/263374) feeding on a dandelion leaf. Species like the common _P. major_ (which this probably is) have a #DorsalAnus and excrete these globules as they feed, often hanging upside down on the undersides of leaves or vertically on blades of grass.

    (If you think a dorsal anus is wild, certain astig females have secondary dorsal genital openings for copulation.)

    #ArthroBeauty #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae

  8. #Arachtober 25: now for something entirely different, a penthaleid mite (bugguide.net/node/view/263374) feeding on a dandelion leaf. Species like the common _P. major_ (which this probably is) have a #DorsalAnus and excrete these globules as they feed, often hanging upside down on the undersides of leaves or vertically on blades of grass.

    (If you think a dorsal anus is wild, certain astig females have secondary dorsal genital openings for copulation.)

    #ArthroBeauty #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae

  9. #Arachtober 25: now for something entirely different, a penthaleid mite (bugguide.net/node/view/263374) feeding on a dandelion leaf. Species like the common _P. major_ (which this probably is) have a #DorsalAnus and excrete these globules as they feed, often hanging upside down on the undersides of leaves or vertically on blades of grass.

    (If you think a dorsal anus is wild, certain astig females have secondary dorsal genital openings for copulation.)

    #ArthroBeauty #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae

  10. #Arachtober 25: now for something entirely different, a penthaleid mite (bugguide.net/node/view/263374) feeding on a dandelion leaf. Species like the common _P. major_ (which this probably is) have a #DorsalAnus and excrete these globules as they feed, often hanging upside down on the undersides of leaves or vertically on blades of grass.

    (If you think a dorsal anus is wild, certain astig females have secondary dorsal genital openings for copulation.)

    #ArthroBeauty #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae

  11. Did you know? Tiny penthaleid mites will sometimes wear water drops as hats. 🥰

    (That's a total fuckin' lie, it's their excrement. Their anuses are located on their backs.)

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus

  12. Did you know? Tiny penthaleid mites will sometimes wear water drops as hats. 🥰

    (That's a total fuckin' lie, it's their excrement. Their anuses are located on their backs.)

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus

  13. Did you know? Tiny penthaleid mites will sometimes wear water drops as hats. 🥰

    (That's a total fuckin' lie, it's their excrement. Their anuses are located on their backs.)

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus

  14. Did you know? Tiny penthaleid mites will sometimes wear water drops as hats. 🥰

    (That's a total fuckin' lie, it's their excrement. Their anuses are located on their backs.)

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus

  15. Did you know? Tiny penthaleid mites will sometimes wear water drops as hats. 🥰

    (That's a total fuckin' lie, it's their excrement. Their anuses are located on their backs.)

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Prostigmata #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus

  16. #MiteMonday: wintertime rock flipping turned up some penthaleids and those iridescent purple springtails, not quite sure what they are. They were about the same size (see third photo).

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae #springtails #Collembola

  17. #MiteMonday: wintertime rock flipping turned up some penthaleids and those iridescent purple springtails, not quite sure what they are. They were about the same size (see third photo).

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae #springtails #Collembola

  18. #MiteMonday: wintertime rock flipping turned up some penthaleids and those iridescent purple springtails, not quite sure what they are. They were about the same size (see third photo).

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae #springtails #Collembola

  19. #MiteMonday: wintertime rock flipping turned up some penthaleids and those iridescent purple springtails, not quite sure what they are. They were about the same size (see third photo).

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae #springtails #Collembola

  20. #MiteMonday: wintertime rock flipping turned up some penthaleids and those iridescent purple springtails, not quite sure what they are. They were about the same size (see third photo).

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae #springtails #Collembola

  21. #Arachtober 31: yesterday I was enjoying the unseasonably warm weather down by the lake when I passed the little patch of willows where I learned I could find lots of _Penthaleus_ (a.k.a. earth mites, winter grain mites, blue oat mites etc.) on the grass in the spring. On a whim, I got down in a patch of grass and checked again. Not as many as in the spring, but they were there!! I wonder if they can be found year round, or if they are dormant during high summer like they are in hotter climates?

    As you can guess, these mites are herbivores. One has a drop of some excretion coming from its #DorsalAnus. (They spend a lot of time on the sides of grass blades and the undersides of leaves; it must come in handy.) The mites are all female and parthenogenetic.

    I've been obsessed with arachnids for like 10 years now and there's still so much I don't know, even about the common species in the spots I visit regularly! There's always something new to learn. Take a closer look at the world around you and you'll be amazed by what you can find. Many thanks to everyone who's followed along this month!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites#Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  22. #Arachtober 31: yesterday I was enjoying the unseasonably warm weather down by the lake when I passed the little patch of willows where I learned I could find lots of _Penthaleus_ (a.k.a. earth mites, winter grain mites, blue oat mites etc.) on the grass in the spring. On a whim, I got down in a patch of grass and checked again. Not as many as in the spring, but they were there!! I wonder if they can be found year round, or if they are dormant during high summer like they are in hotter climates?

    As you can guess, these mites are herbivores. One has a drop of some excretion coming from its #DorsalAnus. (They spend a lot of time on the sides of grass blades and the undersides of leaves; it must come in handy.) The mites are all female and parthenogenetic.

    I've been obsessed with arachnids for like 10 years now and there's still so much I don't know, even about the common species in the spots I visit regularly! There's always something new to learn. Take a closer look at the world around you and you'll be amazed by what you can find. Many thanks to everyone who's followed along this month!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites#Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  23. #Arachtober 31: yesterday I was enjoying the unseasonably warm weather down by the lake when I passed the little patch of willows where I learned I could find lots of _Penthaleus_ (a.k.a. earth mites, winter grain mites, blue oat mites etc.) on the grass in the spring. On a whim, I got down in a patch of grass and checked again. Not as many as in the spring, but they were there!! I wonder if they can be found year round, or if they are dormant during high summer like they are in hotter climates?

    As you can guess, these mites are herbivores. One has a drop of some excretion coming from its #DorsalAnus. (They spend a lot of time on the sides of grass blades and the undersides of leaves; it must come in handy.) The mites are all female and parthenogenetic.

    I've been obsessed with arachnids for like 10 years now and there's still so much I don't know, even about the common species in the spots I visit regularly! There's always something new to learn. Take a closer look at the world around you and you'll be amazed by what you can find. Many thanks to everyone who's followed along this month!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites#Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  24. #Arachtober 31: yesterday I was enjoying the unseasonably warm weather down by the lake when I passed the little patch of willows where I learned I could find lots of _Penthaleus_ (a.k.a. earth mites, winter grain mites, blue oat mites etc.) on the grass in the spring. On a whim, I got down in a patch of grass and checked again. Not as many as in the spring, but they were there!! I wonder if they can be found year round, or if they are dormant during high summer like they are in hotter climates?

    As you can guess, these mites are herbivores. One has a drop of some excretion coming from its #DorsalAnus. (They spend a lot of time on the sides of grass blades and the undersides of leaves; it must come in handy.) The mites are all female and parthenogenetic.

    I've been obsessed with arachnids for like 10 years now and there's still so much I don't know, even about the common species in the spots I visit regularly! There's always something new to learn. Take a closer look at the world around you and you'll be amazed by what you can find. Many thanks to everyone who's followed along this month!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites#Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  25. #Arachtober 31: yesterday I was enjoying the unseasonably warm weather down by the lake when I passed the little patch of willows where I learned I could find lots of _Penthaleus_ (a.k.a. earth mites, winter grain mites, blue oat mites etc.) on the grass in the spring. On a whim, I got down in a patch of grass and checked again. Not as many as in the spring, but they were there!! I wonder if they can be found year round, or if they are dormant during high summer like they are in hotter climates?

    As you can guess, these mites are herbivores. One has a drop of some excretion coming from its #DorsalAnus. (They spend a lot of time on the sides of grass blades and the undersides of leaves; it must come in handy.) The mites are all female and parthenogenetic.

    I've been obsessed with arachnids for like 10 years now and there's still so much I don't know, even about the common species in the spots I visit regularly! There's always something new to learn. Take a closer look at the world around you and you'll be amazed by what you can find. Many thanks to everyone who's followed along this month!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites#Acari #Acariformes #Penthaleidae

  26. Happy #MiteMonday, yes I've got another penthaleid and I'M NOT SORRY. In this photo, I like how the little blob of excrement coming from its #DorsalAnus casts its own little shadow.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #macro

  27. Happy #MiteMonday, yes I've got another penthaleid and I'M NOT SORRY. In this photo, I like how the little blob of excrement coming from its #DorsalAnus casts its own little shadow.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #macro

  28. Happy #MiteMonday, yes I've got another penthaleid and I'M NOT SORRY. In this photo, I like how the little blob of excrement coming from its #DorsalAnus casts its own little shadow.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #macro

  29. Happy #MiteMonday, yes I've got another penthaleid and I'M NOT SORRY. In this photo, I like how the little blob of excrement coming from its #DorsalAnus casts its own little shadow.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #macro

  30. Happy #MiteMonday, yes I've got another penthaleid and I'M NOT SORRY. In this photo, I like how the little blob of excrement coming from its #DorsalAnus casts its own little shadow.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #macro

  31. It's been colder and snowy these past several days, and the winter grain mites (family Penthaleidae) are back!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus #macro

  32. It's been colder and snowy these past several days, and the winter grain mites (family Penthaleidae) are back!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus #macro

  33. It's been colder and snowy these past several days, and the winter grain mites (family Penthaleidae) are back!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus #macro

  34. It's been colder and snowy these past several days, and the winter grain mites (family Penthaleidae) are back!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus #macro

  35. It's been colder and snowy these past several days, and the winter grain mites (family Penthaleidae) are back!

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #bugstodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae #DorsalAnus #macro

  36. #MiteMonday: yes it's "just" another winter grain mite (family Penthaleidae), but I found this one in a totally different area—a tree at Exhibition Place, near the old cabin! Plus bonus #Mosstodon.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae

  37. #MiteMonday: yes it's "just" another winter grain mite (family Penthaleidae), but I found this one in a totally different area—a tree at Exhibition Place, near the old cabin! Plus bonus #Mosstodon.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae

  38. #MiteMonday: yes it's "just" another winter grain mite (family Penthaleidae), but I found this one in a totally different area—a tree at Exhibition Place, near the old cabin! Plus bonus #Mosstodon.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae

  39. #MiteMonday: yes it's "just" another winter grain mite (family Penthaleidae), but I found this one in a totally different area—a tree at Exhibition Place, near the old cabin! Plus bonus #Mosstodon.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae

  40. #MiteMonday: yes it's "just" another winter grain mite (family Penthaleidae), but I found this one in a totally different area—a tree at Exhibition Place, near the old cabin! Plus bonus #Mosstodon.

    #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites #Acari #Penthaleidae