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Category: Insect & spider
  English :  Mite      Nederlands :  Mijt      Deutsch :  Milbe    Français :  Acarus       Español :  ácaro 

 

Leg with/without claw

Mites have four pairs of legs.

head, eye, body

Spinturnicid mitesi are rounded, with no apparent body divisions. In droppings they are often appear transparent. Mites are probably digested during grooming. Hard bodied ticks (Ixodes) as well as soft-bodied ticks (Argas) are also found in bat droppings.

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Spinturnicidae  Spinturnicidae  tick