Clover mites on tree bark

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Clover mites (Bryobia praetiosa) on tree bark. Clover mites reproduce parthenogenetically; their eggs do not need to be fertilized and are entirely female. Photographed in Tennessee, USA.

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Photo credit: © GEORGETTE DOUWMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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