Chelirera of a yet undetermined species in the family Oplitidae; Uropodoidea; Mesostigmata.

Chelirera of a yet undetermined species in the family Oplitidae; Uropodoidea; Mesostigmata.

Äntligen åtkomst till större förstoringar och först i tur var käkarna från ett än så länge obestämt kvalster i familjen Oplitidae.
Mer här:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/opli...

#Kvalster #Punkit #Mites #Acari #Acarology #Mesostigmata #Uropodoidea #Oplitidae #Invertebrate 🐙

Oplitidae, Uropodina, Mesostigmata

Oplitidae, Uropodina, Mesostigmata

Ibland får jag kvalster på posten:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2025/12/opli...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Acari #Kvalster #Uropodina #Punkit #Mites #Oplitidae #Mesostigmata #Arachnida

Meaning of #mesostigmata MESOSTIGMATA They are mit insects whose most lives free and making foresis ( symbiosis ) with bees. The bees have a space called a carignan where they host mites to transport them. Many are predators and not parasites... mesostigmata

Significado de #mesostigmata MESOSTIGMATA Son insectos ácaros cuya mayoria vive libre y haciendo foresis (simbiosis) con las abejas. La abejas poseen un espacio llamado acarinario en donde hospedan a los ácaros para transportarlos. Muchos son predadores y no par.. mesostigmata

Significado de #mesostigmata MESOSTIGMATA São insetos mit cuja maioria vive livre e fazendo foresis ( simbiose ) com abelhas. As abelhas têm um espaço chamado carignan onde hospedam ácaros para transportá-los. Muitos são predadores e não parasitas... mesostigmata

Macrocheles glaber (Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae)

Macrocheles glaber (Mesostigmata, Macrochelidae)

Nice (forgotten) find when defrosting the freezer.
... where I sometimes keep vials containing collected critters.
More images (and text in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2024/01/macr...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Mites 🕷️
#Mesostigmata
#Macrochelidae
#Macrocheles
#Biodiversity

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