Even "creepy crawlies" like Daddy Longlegs can be plagued by parasites like this tiny red mite (another arachnid).
Close-up of Red Mite on a Daddy longlegs' leg. I guess you could say this guy is "full as a tick"! This is the juvenile form of the mite, it will fall off after it is finished eating to molt and become an adult.
sp. These pretty little harmless red mites are a treat to see in the woods. They live in the soil and eat soil bacteria and fungi. Mites are arachnids, like spiders, ticks, and scorpions.
