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22-03-2010, 09:32 PM
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| | | A few from the compost bin that need ID
any help with these would be much appreciated.
1. about 2mm 
2. about 3mm 
3. about 2mm 
4. I think is the same species as 3. I would be interested to know what is going on here. 
5. 3-4mm I'm thinking White fly but not sure 
6. 3-4mm 
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22-03-2010, 10:12 PM
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| | | Re: A few from the compost bin that need ID
Evening Ian, #1: A mite - no idea!  #2: A very distinctive spider - one I've had. Maybe re-post in the spider forum? #3: A mite - again, no idea! #4: A mite-covered... mite! #5: An Owl Fly. #6: A Dark-winged Fungus Gnat from the Sciaridae family - John Coldwell ( Username: Oxycera) does a lot of these.
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23-03-2010, 06:10 PM
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| | | Re: A few from the compost bin that need ID
That spider does look interesting. Purely as a guess, I would consider juvenile female Araniella cucurbitina or A. opisthographa. Juveniles can have reddish abdomen colours instead of the typical green of adults.
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23-03-2010, 08:55 PM
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| | | Re: A few from the compost bin that need ID
thanks for the input Jason and Geoff. I'm becoming more and more fascinated by the world inside my compost bin, but haven't a clue what I'm looking at
Be prepared for more threads started on this subject. Regarding image 4, would this be a Mite infested with Mite Mites, or a Mite carrying young Mites 
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Originally Posted by Ian Gray  Regarding image 4, would this be a Mite infested with Mite Mites, or a Mite carrying young Mites | An adult mite infested with other adult mites of another, albeit smaller, species hitching a lift would be my suggestion. | | |
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