Water mite ?

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Water mite ?

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Is this a water mite (sorry for the leg) ? Did I damage it somehow ?

183 photos, Sony A6300, PS/Picolay, Optiphot, Nikon condenser with DF insert,cross pol, variable oblique filter, LED/flash adapter

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Water mite

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Not an adult but possibly an instar.

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Possible Nymphochrysalis. Read the comments on the link for more info.

https://bugguide.net/node/view/773369

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Moce Saul. Worked nice for me cross-eyed but not with my stereo glasses.

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Smokedaddy wrote:Moce Saul. Worked nice for me cross-eyed but not with my stereo glasses.
Thanks, James, for glasses your need to flip photos:

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Yea, I did that Saul. Nice image BTW.

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Smokedaddy wrote:Yea, I did that Saul. Nice image BTW.
Thanks, James !

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Nice and colourful!

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:smt038 Very nice.
Thanks for sharing.

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Post by Saul »

OK, looks like it is #8

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Post by eward1897 »

Nice images and stereo pairs. Maybe the legs are wrapped against the body as a droplet dried up?

The "tail" and other features look like Arrenurus sp. aquatic mite larva. It is an ectoparasite of dragonflies (first of the aquatic larva then moves onto the flying adults).

Wim von Egmond had some info on Micscape years ago at http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/ind ... mite4.html

I see these fairly often in pond waters in Minnesota USA. Locally they are usually blue. This one is taken with a 10X objective with combination of darkfied and epi illumination with LED flashlight.
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eward1897 wrote:Nice images and stereo pairs. Maybe the legs are wrapped against the body as a droplet dried up?
Thanks for the comment & information !
It is because of glycerin - killed it ...
The "tail" and other features look like Arrenurus sp. aquatic mite larva. It is an ectoparasite of dragonflies (first of the aquatic larva then moves onto the flying adults).
Great, confirms - "OK, looks like it is #8"

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