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submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pictured here crawling along my shorts. Apparently they'll attach themselves to flys and other flying insects to grab a ride off to other places.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)

What's the scale here? Your link says they are typically less than 5mm, is that about the size of this one?

I'm wondering how many I've been around and not noticed?!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I would guess around 3mm for that one. I've never seen them either but happened to look down and saw it crawling on me while gardening

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

That's cool! I particularly like how some species travel by fly-back 😆

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