It's week 3 of fatherhood, and today I was granted special dispensation from shopping, housework, nappies and feeding, to do a brief spot of macrophotography in the sunshine, brilliant!
The highlight was this incredible Oribatid mite, sporting long defensive spines (Neotrichozetes spinulosa). I've nicknamed it the Hellraiser mite, which seems to be catching on - feel free to use it too!
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A side-on photograph of a brown, round-bodied mite covered in long feathery spines.
A face-on photograph of a brown, round-bodied mite covered in long feathery spines.