Dorsal view of a dark bluish mite with a thick white stripe down its back and red legs crawls on the pale green underside of a leaf. The mites front legs are long and stretched out, while its hind legs are slightly thickened.

Lateral view of a dark bluish mite with a thick white stripe down its back and red legs crawls on the pale green underside of a leaf. The mites front legs are long and stretched out, while its hind legs are slightly thickened.

An oblique view of a dark bluish mite with a thick white stripe down its back and red legs crawls on the pale green underside of a leaf. The mites front legs are long and stretched out, while its hind legs are slightly thickened.

Inspired by @rosariolebronentomology.com's post, I also recently saw a nifty thick-thighed eupodid #mite. This one was on a leaf in a sample we received in the lab. Apparently these can jump with the enlarged hind legs.

#Eupodidae #Eupodes