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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Mites</title>
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		<title>Aquatic Mites on Water Scorpion</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/03/aquatic-mites-on-water-scorpion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/03/aquatic-mites-on-water-scorpion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s ON that bug? Ranatra w/ orange bumps
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 3:12 PM
I recently tracked down the ID of this odd insect in a local pond as a Water Scorpion (Ranatra spp.), but all of the individuals I&#8217;ve seen so far are covered in strange, orange bumps that do not appear to be &#8220;normal&#8221; [...]


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		<title>Velvet Mites</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/02/velvet-mites-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/02/velvet-mites-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red Fuzzy Bug of Southern Arizona
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Dear WTB: I live in Cochise County of southern Arizona. We had our first real rain of the monsoon yesterday. This morning I went to feed my horses and found these little red bugs everywhere. They seem to be burrowing out of the ground. [...]


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		<title>Unknown Mite from Vasquez Rocks</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/21/unknown-mite-from-vasquez-rocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/21/unknown-mite-from-vasquez-rocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bronze Mite from Vasquez Rocks
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:07 PM
While hiking in the Vasquez Rocks north of Los Angeles, I saw an absolutely remarkable flash of bronze scurry over a rock. The image does not do it justice by any stretch of the imagination. Although very small, the totally metallic sheen on this guy [...]


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		<title>Assassin Bug Food Chain Scenario from Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/06/assassin-bug-food-chain-scenario-from-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/06/assassin-bug-food-chain-scenario-from-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mites]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unknown Assassin with unknown wasp while mites hitch a ride (aussietrev)
Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Hi guys,
Found this tableau on a grass stem. The only thing I know ID for are the red mites on the assassin bug. Both the bug and the wasp are quite tiny. Any ideas anyone?
aussietrev
Queensland, Australia
Hi Trevor,
Sorry for the [...]


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		<title>Locust with Mites from Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/03/locust-with-mites-from-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/03/locust-with-mites-from-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grasshoppers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mites]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Locust infected with mites?
Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Hi guys,
This locust was very well disguised by colour and textures to fit in with the semi arid landscape and I only spotted it when it jumped out of my way. After processing the shot I noticed the little red attachments. Would they be some type [...]


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		<title>Tropical Rat Mite???? or Tropical Fowl Mite???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/20/tropical-rat-mite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/20/tropical-rat-mite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What the&#8230;
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:55 AM
Hello.. Can you please identify this bug that we have been finding around. We have found it crawling on our body, laptop screen and even in the bathroom.
Help is required
Australia, Melbourne
Dear Help,
We believe you probably need a true specialist for this identification, but we are leaning toward the [...]


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		<title>Harvestman and Mites</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/03/harvestman-and-mites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/03/harvestman-and-mites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opiliones and Harvestmen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Grandaddy Longlegs
Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 6:23 AM
Dear Bug Guy, I know that this bug is probably very familiar to everyone, we called it the grandaddy long legs. There was a rumor growing up that if they could bite they would kill you, I never knew if that was true or not, but I never [...]


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		<title>Harvestman with Parasitic Mites</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/12/harvestman-with-parasitic-mites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/10/12/harvestman-with-parasitic-mites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider carrying orange orbs
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 6:53 AM
I found this spider while digging a trench in my lawn in April, 2008. There was no web in sight. The spider seemed to be just walking along. My first thought was that it was carrying it&#8217;s eggs somewhere. I took a few pictures, then continued [...]


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		<title>Burying Beetle with phoretic Mites</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/05/28/burying-beetle-with-phoretic-mites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/05/28/burying-beetle-with-phoretic-mites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[is this a burying beetle?  I saw this little guy while hiking near Wilmington, VT, but before i could get close enough for a better shot, he jumped up and flew away.  i didn&#8217;t even notice the mites on his back until i got home and looked at the picture.  is this [...]


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		<title>Harvestman carrying Mites</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/04/24/harvestman-carrying-mites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/04/24/harvestman-carrying-mites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider in Anza-Borago Desert  On a recent visit to the Anza-Borago Desert in the late afternoon, many spiders like the one in the attached photo came out of hiding and were crawling around on the ground. The spider had long legs with white dots on them and an orange body with a black area [...]


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