tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post6802388861107513263..comments2024-03-26T16:04:11.096-05:00Comments on Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites: Case of the Week 217ParasiteGalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-2712323611882525282012-08-07T12:25:24.791-05:002012-08-07T12:25:24.791-05:00The final identification for all of the entomologi...The final identification for all of the entomologists out there was Ornithonyssus sylviarum, the Northern Fowl Mite. Thank you for all of your comments!ParasiteGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-11571927797479782852012-08-04T21:29:57.954-05:002012-08-04T21:29:57.954-05:00I thought I saw 8 legs for a second which made me ...I thought I saw 8 legs for a second which made me think is was an odd spider for a second, then i was thinkin "spider mite". I don't know if it's the right size, but here's a picture of a red spider mite that looks very similar.<br /><br />http://www.freeimagehosting.net/upload.php<br /><br />I odn't know if the ones in your picture are albino or if I'm just completely wrong. It would be nice to find out though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-17960648140904266152012-07-31T16:47:56.458-05:002012-07-31T16:47:56.458-05:00Thanks to everyone for leaving the comments! Dust...Thanks to everyone for leaving the comments! Dust mites are a good consideration, but the mites shown here are much too large to be dust mites (not easily visible with a dissecting microscope) and have very distinctive pointed appendages. I'll do my best to show you some in a future case. Stay tuned!ParasiteGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093150363550239544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-64339249448555316802012-07-25T20:39:06.318-05:002012-07-25T20:39:06.318-05:00Mites. Dermatophagoides sp.
Florida fanMites. Dermatophagoides sp.<br />Florida fanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-4184562977227013352012-07-24T12:54:40.436-05:002012-07-24T12:54:40.436-05:00Mite.Where was specimen collected from? Any bites ...Mite.Where was specimen collected from? Any bites found on humans?Rodent and bird mites do bite humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-54964220695716912072012-07-24T10:57:39.764-05:002012-07-24T10:57:39.764-05:00dust mitedust miteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-33509250071105970072012-07-24T09:30:07.949-05:002012-07-24T09:30:07.949-05:00It's a mite, totally innoscent in my oppinionIt's a mite, totally innoscent in my oppinionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-54983765813860015752012-07-24T04:10:17.577-05:002012-07-24T04:10:17.577-05:00Too big for dust mite - and not a scabies mite... ...Too big for dust mite - and not a scabies mite... may be Ornithonyssus bacoti(which is of relevance for human infection)? Or may be Ornithonyssus sylviarum??<br /><br />Or perhaps Liponyssides sanguineus - which vectors rikettsial pox - but I am not really sure of what that mite looks like...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-34009794322086642492012-07-24T00:04:57.649-05:002012-07-24T00:04:57.649-05:00Its a mite...Is there a way you can differentiate ...Its a mite...Is there a way you can differentiate a dust mite from the <br />s.scabies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-629132641307534690.post-22285878493934046272012-07-23T12:11:39.182-05:002012-07-23T12:11:39.182-05:00Some sort of miteSome sort of miteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com