Thread subject: Diptera.info :: bug nymph with mites

Posted by Sundew on 23-06-2013 12:02
#1

Hi,
Just to show you:
Yesterday I saw this poor Mirid nymph (probably Plagiognathus arbustorum) that had to carry two big mites. Though unhappy, it had a quite aesthetic appearance...
Regards, Sundew

Posted by Tony Irwin on 23-06-2013 21:42
#2

And it can go swimming out of its depth!