It is #MiteMonday! Here a pic of a ghostly damaeid mite that almost looks like a walking crystal! #Oribatida, #Damaeoidea, #camouflage.

It is #MiteMonday! Here is a new paper from our research group on the #claws of oribatid mites. If you are interested in attachment and movement in small #arthropods, don´t miss it! nature.com/articles/s4159…

It's #MiteMonday. Here a lateral photo of Hermannia convexa. With a body length of 1,5 mm it is a giant among most other #Oribatida, which usually are only half a milimetre long.

One post more for this #MiteMonday! Here is Tricheremaeus abnobensis an oribatid mite that we found in the lichen #Cladonianorvegica. This little hairy fellow is covered with the green soredia of the lichen. #Oribatida, #lichen.

It is #MiteMonday. Last week @philippresl and @PfingstlTobias gave a first insight into the research on specific mite #lichen associations. This is also part of a Master thesis and resarch on this issue will be done in the future on a larger scale, hopefully.

It is #MiteMonday. Here a so-called 'boxmite'! It has got a ptychoid body, which means it can retract its legs into the opisthosoma and close like a seed or grain of sand. This behaviour is a protection against #predators, like Gamasina. #Oribatida, #Oribotritia

It is #mitemonday! Here is a new article about the diversity of claws in #Oribatida. If you like it 'sharp' you should read😉 Sharp claws beneath our feet – a review tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

It is #MiteMonday! Here a photograph of a mite with a fascinating look for an eight legged creature. It is a Conoppia nymph wearing the skalps of preceding stages and having lateral setae shaped like broad leaves. Beautiful, isn´t it?! #Oribatida

It is #MiteMonday! Here a pic of an adult #Nothrus. These mites are relatively large and often occur in wet habitats, like wet meadows or swamps. #Oribatida

It is #MiteMonday! What looks like a decaying piece of wood is a Camisia spinifer. It is covered with debris and fungi but it is still alive, moving around slowly not to attract attention. #Oribatida, #Camouflage

It is #MiteMonday. If you are interested in the relationship of claw shape and environment, our article has been published today in @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/16021 #Biodiversity #Ecology #Entomology #SoilScience #Zoology

It's #MiteMonday! It is not a flying but a walking carpet! A damaeid nymph carrying debris and old skin as #camouflage on it's back. #Oribatida

It is #MiteMonday! What looks like an old worn out carpet with eight legs is indeed a damaeid nymph. These mites often carry debris on their notogaster as protection against #predators. So they are camouflaged and they don´t look very tasty 😉

It's #MiteMonday again! Here a picture of the oribatid mite Platynothrus peltifer, a geographically and ecologically widespread species. It dwells in forest soil and litter but can also be found in peatlands and various freshwater habitats. #Oribatida, #SoilBiodiversity

It's #MiteMonday! Here is a dorsal view of Fortuynia micromorpha. It is an #oribatid mite that dwells in intertidal algae on rocky shores of #SouthAfrica. Its body is smooth and streamlined, so it can better withstand strong wave action.

It's #MiteMonday. Look at this youth gang! The giant in the middle is a Hermannia nymph, it is flanked by two Nothrus nymphs. Hopefully they won´t bully the other young #mites😉

It's #MiteMonday again. Today we feature a photo of Nanhermannia cf. coronata. It is a slow moving palaearctic mite, which often occurs in wet habitats, like wet meadows, forests and bogs. #Oribatida