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Mouthparts of a Cactus Mite

Posted on October 27, 2014 by stefanwirth

Bonomoia opuntiae, mite (Histiostomatidae, astigmatid mites, Acari), mouthparts of the female in ventral view. Scanning electron microscopy, 2003. Digitally remastered 2014. Copyrights Stefan F. Wirth. All kind of use prohibited without my permission. Photo taken with an analog photo camera connected … Continue reading →

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Deutonymph in the Front

Posted on October 27, 2014 by stefanwirth

Bonomoia opuntiae, mite (Histiostomatidae, astigmatid mites, Acari), instar for the phoretic transportation (deutonymph). Scanning electron microscopy, 2003. Digitally remastered 2014. Copyrights Stefan F. Wirth. All kind of use prohibited without my permission.

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Mite on Rust

Posted on September 10, 2014 by stefanwirth

Charlottenburg Palace, park, Berlin, September 2014. Copyrights Stefan F. Wirth

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Mite and Fire Ant Worker

Posted on October 1, 2013 by stefanwirth

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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Phoretic Mite on Insect

Posted on March 5, 2013 by stefanwirth

Undetermined species of Histiostoma attached to a fire ant. It’s not H. blomquisti. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM, coloured) by Stefan F. Wirth. Copyright: Stefan F. Wirth 2013

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Mite of the Histiostomatidae SEM

Posted on July 29, 2012 by stefanwirth

Mite of the Histiostomatidae SEM

histiostomatid mite (Acari, Acariformes, Astigmatina) in latero-ventral view in a coloured SEM-picture. Copyright Stefan Wirth, Berlin, 2012

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