Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Soil mite (Northrus sp.). Order Acari, Group Parasitiformes, Suborder Cryptostigmata, Family Cryptostig

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Soil mite (Northrus sp.). Order Acari, Group Parasitiformes, Suborder Cryptostigmata, Family Cryptostigmata. This soil mite is often found associated with mosses and fungi growing in moist environments. Magnification: x31 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

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Size: 4400px × 5539px
Photo credit: © DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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