Red Velvet Mite
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
Here’s a little velvet mite that was really fun to find. They are so small, about 1/8th of an inch, and covered with little red hairs giving them that velvet look. My three kids were the ones who came upon this one and instantly knew what it was (thanks to all the kids’ bug books we have in the house!). I think they could have sat there all day just watching the little critter crawl all around the leaf litter and moss.