Thanks for the link. I will pull some of my hairs in my eyebrows to check for Demodex mites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodex
Toine 2009/9/15 Alastair Robertson <kiwibiolog...@gmail.com>: > These are phoretic mites - not varroa and probably not harmful. > Insects commonly carry these - see > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoresy Bumblebees like yours frequently > carry them. Nice pic but a touch more DOF would have had the whole > eye and mites in focus. I usually do macros like this with at least > F8 but preferably F16 or above, unless of course, you are after some > selective focus which should include the eye > Alastair > > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Joseph McAllister <pentax...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> I then stand corrected. Those are not crab-like. Still an ugly scene if >> you're a bee. >> >> I'll be itching for a week, between seeing this and the heavy flea season in >> my area. Oh yes, the bed bugs that we can't see that munch on us in the >> night. >> >> On Sep 14, 2009, at 01:32 , eckinator wrote: >>> >>> True but the mite pic doesn't show Varroa destructor - if you do a >>> google image search you will find Varroa looks more like a crab with >>> the body in the shape of a sideways oval: >>> http://dma01.com/u/195/b/a9666a1ced2af41beaf9.jpg BTW those critters >>> are delicious... used to snorkel for them in the early 80s when I was >>> still a kid and they were easy to find. That is no longer the case. >>> Cheers >>> Ecke >>> >>> 2009/9/14 Joseph McAllister <pentax...@mac.com>: >>>> >>>> I'm no expert, but I disagree. The behind of these creatures match the >>>> capped look of your photo of the mite, and the forest of legs sticking up >>>> match the coloration of the mite legs in your photo as well. Diving in >>>> posture. 24" full screen get really ugly. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 13, 2009, at 12:39 , Toine wrote: >>>> >>>>> All the googled pics of Varroa indicate this isn't Varroa. Got on of >>>>> the mites in close-up: >>>>> >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/m6fmrr >>>>> >>>>> Maybe they are only hitchhiking... >>>>> >>>>> Toine >>>>> >>>>> 2009/9/13 eckinator <eckina...@gmail.com>: >>>>>> >>>>>> Tough one. >>>>>> Adult Varroa mites are much bigger in proportion - unless this is >>>>>> Beezilla's cousin... >>>>>> If you want my vote, it is NO >>>>>> Great image nonetheless! >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Ecke >>>>>> >>>>>> 2009/9/13 Bob W <p...@web-options.com>: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A bee unter attack from ugly parasites. Is this Varroa >>>>>>>> destructor which kills our honey bee's. Maybe the wisdom of >>>>>>>> the list can give the answer. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/qqeu2l >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Toine >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That's a superb shot - horrible subject matter though. >> >> Joseph McAllister >> pentax...@mac.com >> >> There is no off position to the genius switch. >> Genius can, however, be observed as insanity. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
