Strange bug caught through microscope

Can anyone identify this tiny bug that I saw through my microscope, while looking through the water that my hermit crabs drink? I think it comes from the sand from the beach, a small amount of which was at the bottom of the shell in which the water is contained. The majority of this video uses 160X magnification, but when I zoom out, the magnification is 64X.

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[IHugFatKids13]

HAH! how awesome, i was just looking at one of these bastards under my microscope boggled at what in the hell it was, ironically i found it in my hermit crab's water bowl as well. There were quite a few actually and in both the salt water and fresh water. At first i thought they were a group of tiny collected bubbles, but then i noticed they were moving slightly. Im glad i found this video, any idea how to get rid of them or what they are?

[RyanatorML2000]

@IHugFatKids13 It's either a dust mite(I have no idea why it would be swimming in the water) or a water mite which is sort of like a microscopic version of a fat spider that can swim. As for getting rid of them, are they really that much of a problem? They hadn't seemed to disturb my hermit crabs.

[wxfix]

It appears what you have there is a water mite. I can't tell whether it has 6 legs, I'm guessing that it does, which would indicate the nymph stage. I have a video of a very similar animal which I mistook for a water bear. I think I actually called the video, (I thought it was a water bear)

[RyanatorML2000]

Actually, has four pairs of legs; you can see the fourth pair if you look closely in at the back of the creature. You can see all eight legs at the same time starting at 2:13. Pause the video.

[misscranky1]

Oh, one more thing, look at your substrate and see if when you moisten it, it looks like little pieces of sand that crawl up out of it. Little tell tale signs of these could also be seen if you were to mist the glass on the inside of your tank and watch for little squiggly lines to appear with a little piece of sand at the end. They move slowly and leave trails in the condensation. Good luck, I hope it helps.

[RyanatorML2000]

It turns out, this wasn't the only individual of its species; I took some more water from the same source and found them in greater numbers. I also noticed that they appear as white specks (If you look closely, you may be able to see legs) to the unaided eye, so I am now looking for them on my bed and pillows. If I find any, I'll put them under the microscope and compare them with this creature to see if they're truly both Dust Mites.

[ArmodrilloExpert5000]

That's seriously scary.

[lurodbby415]

its probably is a mite or lice

[CIREM3]

Dust mite

[fabian5002]

What a such a beauty! I found one like this under my scope. Although it wasn't so hairy!!! But yes, I think it's a mite.

[animateclay]

That's the Half Life head crab!

[oksana024]

that gives me the creeps !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D:

[jmaxim2001]

THIS MIGHT BE A PREMATURE BABY ANT ON THE OPPOSITE OF A GROWTH SPURT.... THAT IS MY ONLY CLUE... DO ANTS HAVE FLESH?

[jmaxim2001]

THIS MIGHT BE A PREMATURE BABY TARANTULA ON THE OPPOSITE OF A GROWTH SPURT.... THAT IS MY ONLY CLUE.

[regergekowns]

fucking creepy