(Trombidium sp.)
Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
not yet assessed |
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NatureServe |
not listed |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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Occurrence | Common and widespread |
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Habitat | Moist woods, on vegetation and soil |
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Larval Host | Insects, spider, harvestmen, and scorpions |
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Size | Total Length: ⅛″ (3 mm to 4 mm) |
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Photo by Kirk Nelson | |||||||
Identification | Adults have a oval to more or less rounded rectangle shape. They are bright red and densely covered with short, velvety hairs. |
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Larval Food | Parasite of insects, spider, harvestmen, and scorpions |
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Adult Food | Insect eggs |
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Life Cycle | The female scatters eggs on the surface of the soil. When the eggs hatch, the larvae search for a host to feed on. |
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Distribution | Sources 24, 29, 30. |
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1/7/2018 | |||||||
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Taxonomy | Superorder: |
Acariformes |
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Order: |
Trombidiformes |
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Suborder: |
Prostigmata (prostigs) |
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Infraorder: | Anystina | ||||||
No Order: |
Parasitengona (velvet mites, chiggers, & water mites) |
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Superfamily: |
Trombidioidea (velvet mites and chiggers) |
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Family: |
Trombidiidae (true velvet mites) |
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Synonyms | Atomus Holothrombium Metathrombium Sericothrombium Teresothrombium Thrombidium Trombidion |
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Common Names |
red velvet mite |
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Secrets of the Red Velvet Mite Will Forester |
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Published on Oct 21, 2015 Though these little critters may be more abundant than we realise, their minuscule size makes them almost impossible to see among the undergrowth & leaf litter of the forest. Unless of course, as in this rare occasion, they're out in force & hunting for their prey. On this particular walk we spotted no less than 30 to 35 of them in a relatively small area. So, there's no surprise that I had to take every opportunity I had & film & photograph as many as I could. To see a detailed collection of the photographs, head to my Facebook page www.facebook.com/underamushroom or visit my website at |
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Cute Velvet mites in our home after rain. Dazzling Nature |
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Published on Aug 4, 2015 Beautiful and cute velvet mites.so velvet mites appear in our house after rain they are so cute and fluffy i wish velvet mites would be bigger and i grab them and cuddle them they are so red and soft. After some they go back in the mud again i don't how they remain so red in the mud its the wonders of nature,velvet mites are one of my best insects as they are so cute and red subscribe to singing nature for more nature videos share with friends it would help and motivate me for more wonderful videos |
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brock soukkala 6/6/2018 |
Location: jordan MN river bottoms. 10 or more |
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Kirk Nelson 4/20/2014 |
Location: Crosby Farm Regional Park |
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