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howrar@lemmy.ca
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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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tobogganablaze@lemmus.org
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Seems to be a mite (possibly red velvet mite).

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lemmyng@lemmy.ca
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Red spider mites. They’re plant pests.

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tobogganablaze@lemmus.org
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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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lemmyng@lemmy.ca
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You know what, I think you are right. I was hasty and the shape fits your suggestion better.

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flora_explora@beehaw.org
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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 :)

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