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 <[email protected]>:
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 <[email protected]>:
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
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