nev , The cherry trees are blooming in Trinity-Bellwoods! 🌸
…But I didn't dress up or bring a selfie stick or anything so instead I just rolled over some logs and took pictures of mites. I saw mesostigs trying to carry off springtails, plus one with some small prey (quite possibly another mite) in its mouthparts.
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A reddish-brown, teardrop-shaped mesostig with a tiny white thing in its mouthparts.
A small light brown mesostig trying to carry off a light green springtail several times its body length.