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Mite and Fire Ant Worker

It’s the phenomenon of “phoresy”. Astigmatid mites, as this undetermined Histiostoma-species, form a specific instar for dispersal via “insect-taxi”. The instar is called “deutonymph” and is here attached to the underside of the ant’s gaster. The deutonymph possesses specific adaptations … Continue reading

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