A Velvet Mite (Curteria sp.), with a brilliant metallic green body, scurries across a rock surface.

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Size: 3147px × 2099px
Location: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, TX, United States
Photo credit: © Clarence Holmes Wildlife / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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