Snout mite (family Bdellidae)
Few mites are willing to sit still for a photoshoot, so I was grateful this one was patient enough to let me get a fairly deep focus stack. Snout mites are predatory, feeding on springtails and other small arthropods.
Snout mite (family Bdellidae)
Few mites are willing to sit still for a photoshoot, so I was grateful this one was patient enough to let me get a fairly deep focus stack. Snout mites are predatory, feeding on springtails and other small arthropods.