Bad day for this spider
May 20, 2016 10:42:16 #
Diptera
Loc: SW Idaho
Not a quality photo but this is the first time for me to capture a spider with a Ichneumon wasp larva (parasitoid) and a mite on a spider at the same time.
May 20, 2016 12:03:44 #
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May 20, 2016 16:37:13 #
Diptera
Loc: SW Idaho
I have watched you post some really nice macro photos and admire your posts. I was taking macro shots of Chrysomela larvae on a cottonwood leaves and when I looked up the red mite caught my eye. Only then did I see the "trio." I am curious about the mite being on the spider. Typically I associate mites with vegetation other than red mites on fowl, so maybe it was just hitch-hiking. Thanks for taking time to view the photo and to comment.
May 20, 2016 16:39:40 #
May 26, 2016 16:28:37 #
Diptera wrote:
We often photograph mites attached to insects at their joints, where access to internal fluids is a possible.Typically I associate mites with vegetation other than red mites on fowl, so maybe it was just hitch-hiking.
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