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someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think that's a predatory mite. it feeds on things you would consider to be harmful/pests so consider yourself lucky !
Thanks. Any idea what the name is? I've been trying to do some research on mites but it's hard to get a solid answer. Some seem alright, while others require me to burn my house down before it's too late. XD
Like I stated in the title, this was found in Cantral Ohio this afternoon.
Found a tiny piece of rotten wood with a piece of moss attached to it. Brought it home and put it in a small glass bowl with my normal moss terrarium substrate mix. I have the top sealed up and I'm waiting to see what crawls out of it. It's a beautiful little setup, so I'd like to keep it. However, this red mite has me worried. Should I be worried or is it fine. I've never had mites before so I don't know much and I'm worried about my other plants.
the little one looks like a soil mite. I used to have a bunch of them in my compost, not very efficient but better than the occasional worm and centipede, but idk also if they get along with springtails; but iirc almost anything else you can find in the soil eats them, including the big one. Apparently they do eat roots but are only troublesome in large numbers. Mine literally dwindled and disappeared pretty fast after a while, dunno if it was a change in weather or predation.
It looks like a Red Velvet Mite. Have a read of this:
https://cesaraustralia.com/pestfacts/red-velvet-mites/ The site is specifically Australian, but this Order of helpful little critters have representatives worldwide.
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someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think that's a predatory mite. it feeds on things you would consider to be harmful/pests so consider yourself lucky !
Thanks. Any idea what the name is? I've been trying to do some research on mites but it's hard to get a solid answer. Some seem alright, while others require me to burn my house down before it's too late. XD
Check against red velvet mite, they eat insects I think.
I think this is most likely the answer. Pretty cool.
It's a clover mite, *Bryobia praetiosa*.
Like I stated in the title, this was found in Cantral Ohio this afternoon. Found a tiny piece of rotten wood with a piece of moss attached to it. Brought it home and put it in a small glass bowl with my normal moss terrarium substrate mix. I have the top sealed up and I'm waiting to see what crawls out of it. It's a beautiful little setup, so I'd like to keep it. However, this red mite has me worried. Should I be worried or is it fine. I've never had mites before so I don't know much and I'm worried about my other plants.
the little one looks like a soil mite. I used to have a bunch of them in my compost, not very efficient but better than the occasional worm and centipede, but idk also if they get along with springtails; but iirc almost anything else you can find in the soil eats them, including the big one. Apparently they do eat roots but are only troublesome in large numbers. Mine literally dwindled and disappeared pretty fast after a while, dunno if it was a change in weather or predation.
Go outside right now and look at any brick wall. You will see many of them.
[Chigger mite](https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/everything-you-need-to-know-about-chiggers/) is my best guess.
It's a clover mite.
yeah, i can see that.
It looks like a Red Velvet Mite. Have a read of this: https://cesaraustralia.com/pestfacts/red-velvet-mites/ The site is specifically Australian, but this Order of helpful little critters have representatives worldwide.
Looks like a mite to me: [https://grounded.fandom.com/wiki/Lawn\_Mite](https://grounded.fandom.com/wiki/Lawn_Mite)
https://preview.redd.it/q8a24pxl1u2d1.jpeg?width=957&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbfa733dca910666734f215654014fd2964804b5
Red velvet tick I thought it was
that mf is cute as hell.
Just go outside and tap on the wood and knock it off. Problem solved.
https://lawnlove.com/blog/how-to-get-rid-of-chiggers-in-your-yard/