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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 09-11-2014 17:04
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Oribatida? 2011.I.14 - Póvoa Dão - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL Saw in rotten wood. Around 1 mm size.  |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 09-11-2014 22:06
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7285 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, one of the "higher families" of Oribatida. The nymphs (and sometimes the adults) will carry the younger larval and nymphal skins on their backs - these skins or "scalps" have their original bristles, so the mite looks very bristly indeed.
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