Comments & ID Thoughts
I took a small video of it walking as well. It was found in a backyard inside a tent. I'm not sure if he dropped in or crawled in.
- Submitted by:
- Submitted: Mar 5, 2019
- Photographed: Mar 5, 2019
- Spider: Acari (Mites and Ticks)
- Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
This is not actually a true spider but a member of a related group. It is a Red Spider Mite, part of the Acari group of Arachnids. Some spider mites can be serious pests of plant crops.