Red-Velvet mite nymphs parasitizing a scorpionfly female.

University Campus Kortowo-Olsztyn, Poland (July, 2011).
This scorpionfly suffers from an infestation of Red-Velvet mite nymphs, as tentative ID Trombidium rowmundi.

comments (4)

Annette Flottwell

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terrible infestation, well seen and IDd Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow, upon superficially looking at the photo I thought it must be a special kind of species of the scorpion fly, the reality is a bit more sad. Posted 9 years ago
1. Patomarazul
  
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  Yes, I was shocked but so is Nature. We all prey on each other. Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Barry
    
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    Well someone said, I am not sure but possibly it was Darwin, al animals have parasites, and all of these parasites have parasites, and so on and on. I know form my studies that even bacteria have specific viruses called bacteriaphages. Posted 8 years ago

The Trombidium rowmundi

''Trombidium rowmundi'' is a species of mite in the genus ''Trombidium'' in the family Trombidiidae. It is found in Poland.
The larvae of this species use spiders as a host.

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Similar species: Trombidiform Mites

Species identified by Patomarazul