New Mite (IMAGE)

Ohio State University

New Mite

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These are high-resolution images of two developmental stages of a new mite species discovered on Ohio State University's campus. It is the fifth species from this worm-like family, called Nematalycidae, to be described, and only the second from North America.

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Images courtesy of US Department of Agriculture

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