Subject: Velvet Mite
Location: Sibley Nature Center, Midland TX
May 26, 2014 11:20 am
I took this photo of a Velvet Mite after the recent rains here. I thought you might like to have it for your database. It’s nicely focused and clearer than the photos you currently have.
Signature: John P. Van Dusen
Hi John,
Thanks for sending in your very detailed image of a Velvet Mite in the family Trombidiidae. Your individual might be in the genus Dinothrombium based on this image from BugGuide.
That is an awesome macro of that mite!! Thanks for taking and sharing it!