• howrar
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    13 days ago

    So what are these sentient dots? I keep seeing them everywhere, but no one else around me does. This is the first time I’ve seen anyone else acknowledge their existence.

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      13 days ago

      Red spider mites. They’re plant pests.

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        13 days ago

        Red spider mite is the common name for Tetranychus urticae. That’s quite the specific ID for such a terrible picture. I don’t think it’s correct, Trombidiidae seems more likely (and those are predators).

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          13 days ago

          You know what, I think you are right. I was hasty and the shape fits your suggestion better.

    • flora_explora@beehaw.org
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      12 days ago

      If you ever wonder what lives around you (and you have not the worst phone/camera), you could take pictures of it and upload it to iNaturalist. It is such a great site/app to learn about all the organisms around you :)