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KimberiRP wrote:
Yesterday
The mite looks like an Erythracarus sp., in family Anystidae.

Ptilocnemus sidnicus
DesB wrote:
2 Jul 2025
So wonderfully weird - what ecological niche is this filling?!
@kasiaaus The cute little stripy-legged pink mite gadget visible in three of the pics respectfully requests its own sighting! :)

Ptilocnemus sidnicus
1 Jul 2025
Thanks for the info MB šŸ‘

Pristhesancus plagipennis
1 Jul 2025
"I’d say first instar (meaning that they have just hatched and in their first stage of development). The brownish structure nearby is the egg batch that their mother laid, and which they hatched out of. They generally hang out together when young but become solitary as they mature," From ... https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-stunned-strange-backyard-find-insect-assassin-bug-061805254.html

Pristhesancus plagipennis
30 Jun 2025
What's going on here?

Pristhesancus plagipennis
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