Posted by blaauw7 on 19-06-2025 21:56
#1
Very strange! Found today on light. Mid Netherlands. Multiple specimens. All with small red dots on the head. Mites? Anyone have any idea what this is/are?
Gr Dick
Posted by Philippe moniotte on 20-06-2025 05:35
#2
Yes, mites. Water mites , probably parasitic preadult stage.
WWW.ntu.edu/museum has a good article on "water mites and midges"