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Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="252" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/817644165?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></section><br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_mite_-_acari.html" title="Beetle Mite - Acari"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/148373_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=3CsZhoLnnlelTrrlecKSP%2B7k2Oo%3D" width="200" height="146" alt="Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_mite_-_acari.html" title="Beetle Mite - Acari"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/148376_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=3Gss7Ze57eqG8f2VHTi%2BQeH%2Fn7g%3D" width="132" height="152" alt="Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States,acari,beetle mite,mite" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_mite_-_acari.html" title="Beetle Mite - Acari"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/148375_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9o5l7CpH5mk2ZJvje9z4pnIfo8o%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_mite_-_acari.html" title="Beetle Mite - Acari"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/148374_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=B9nA%2FA%2B%2Fn7hY0nfqw8daJTgkldI%3D" width="200" height="148" alt="Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States,acari,mite" /></a></figure> Geotagged,United States,acari,beetle mite,mite Click/tap to enlarge

Beetle Mite - Acari

I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood.

This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.

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Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest
Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States

Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States,acari,beetle mite,mite

Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States

Beetle Mite - Acari I found this tiny mite in a rotting conifer log. I had collected pieces of the wood with lichen on it so I could ID the lichen at home with chemical tests under the microscope. As I was doing so, several of these tiny beetles (they look like specks without magnification) came out of the wood. <br /> <br /> This individual was ~1.7 mm long. I took all of the photos with a digital microscope that has 20-200x magnification. I kept a couple specimens, and will try to get better photos, but I am not sure that I have enough magnification power with my scope. So, this might be the best I can do.<br /> <br /> Video: https://vimeo.com/817644165<br /> <br /> Habitat: In a rotten pine log; mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148373/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148376/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148375/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/148374/beetle_-_family_latridiidae.html Geotagged,United States,acari,mite

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