Velvet mites are a family of mites, Trombidiidae, recognizable by their bright red or orange color and dense, velvety covering of short hairs, found in soil and leaf litter worldwide and often seen crawling across the ground after rain. They are unusual for a mite family in being relatively large and free-living, with larvae that parasitize insects and other arthropods before the adults become free-living predators of small invertebrate eggs.
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Source Wikidata: Velvet Mite
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1. Wikidata: Velvet Mite
- Wikidata Q853453, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikipedia 'Trombidiidae': they are active predators as grown adults
- Wikipedia 'Trombidiidae': as larvae they are often parasites of insects and other arachnids
- Child Taxon Of: Acariformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. GBIF Species API
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ853453, descriptionView the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
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5. Trombidiidae (Wikipedia)
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