Tetranychus urticae with silk threads
Description:
Female of the red form of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae with two silk threads. The substratum is a bean leaf. With thanks to Guillaume who provided the mites and striking informations about their biology and morphology.Scale : mite body length ~0.5 mmTechnical settings : - focus stack of 39 images- microscope objective (Nikon achromatic 10x 160/0.25) on bellow (230 mm extension)
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- Life (creatures)
- Cellular (cellular organisms)
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (Animal)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Ecdysozoa (ecdysozoans)
- Arthropoda (arthropods)
- Chelicerata (chelicerates)
- Arachnida (arachnids)
- Acari (mites)
- Acariformes (mitelike mites)
- Trombidiformes (trombidiforms)
- Prostigmata (prostigmatan mites)
- Eleutherengona
- Raphignathina
- Tetranychoidea
- Tetranychidae (spider mites)
- Tetranychus
- Tetranychus urticae (Two-spotted spider mite)
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