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Post by htcdude on Nov 4, 2015 11:28:11 GMT
Hi guys, Any ideas on this beetle? And also the little mite like things that looks like they've killed it: Thanks, Nige
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Post by htcdude on Nov 4, 2015 11:29:20 GMT
Here's a closer view of the mites things: Nige
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Post by aeshna5 on Nov 4, 2015 19:12:37 GMT
Looks like one of the Dor Beetles, Geotrupes sp. Don't think the mites will have killed it.
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Post by silversea on Nov 7, 2015 1:54:27 GMT
Generally mites use Scarabaeid beetles as a means of travel to disperse, but I wouldn't discount the possibility of parasitic mites. (in this case they seem to be the standard "neutral mites" though)
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Post by htcdude on Nov 7, 2015 11:09:03 GMT
Thanks both for the reply. It turns out when I got home later it sprung into life! Didn't seem too phased by the mites being there either.
Nige
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