Anyone can play, but this Challenge is posted especially for the students in Acarology Summer Program Soil Acarology course. At least one semi-bingo character is readily visible. The mite is from Alberta, and most prominent in northern forests, but not above an alpine vacation in Mexico. Why swelter in the 100 F Columbus heat, when you can ponder this boreal beasty in over-airconditioned discomfort at your own computer screen.
Archive for June, 2012
Electron-raster Challenge III: Name this mite
June 28, 2012Electron-raster Challenge II: Name this mite
June 16, 2012
A species name may be a nomen nudum, maybe not, but again genus is probably possible to guess and suborder certainly is
Posting at macromite isn’t what you might call a regular occurrence, but all work and no play makes for a dull life. So here, in quick succession, are the bug blogger’s first choice when time and energy lag: an identification challenge. In this case both are cropped and both are mites. After that you are on your own.
Electron-raster Challenge: Mystery mite
June 16, 2012Don’t try for species, that would be a nomen nudum, but genus is doable