• @[email protected]
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    284 months ago

    So what are these sentient dots? I keep seeing them everywhere, but no one else around me does. This is the first time I’ve seen anyone else acknowledge their existence.

    • lemmyng
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      294 months ago

      Red spider mites. They’re plant pests.

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        4 months ago

        Red spider mite is the common name for Tetranychus urticae. That’s quite the specific ID for such a terrible picture. I don’t think it’s correct, Trombidiidae seems more likely (and those are predators).

        • lemmyng
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          184 months ago

          You know what, I think you are right. I was hasty and the shape fits your suggestion better.