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Red Velvet Mite

Red Velvet Mite

I could barely see it walking among the leaves on the forest floor. It was a thrilling site when I uploaded this photo. They eat ants and termites and aphids a...
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I could barely see it walking among the leaves on the forest floor. It was a thrilling site when I uploaded this photo. They eat ants and termites and aphids and, in a pinch, each other.
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 180/1

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Jul, 2020

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