Trombidiidae (family)

2 Red velvet mite at Moruya, NSW

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Trombidiidae (family) Yesterday MichaelBedingfield
Unverified 1 Jun 2026 LisaH

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I think this is a mite. I cannot work out why it is on what I thought was a spider egg cocoon? Unless this is the mite's cocoon? Or is this actually an odd-shaped spider? Everything was very small

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