Mouthparts cleaning behavior by an anystid mite - Vikram Prasad, M.D.

Videographic acarology - Like all insects and spiders, mites have their own biological behaviors like feeding, mate seeking, egg laying, egg gourding, avoiding predation etc. In this video, mouthparts cleaning behavior using legs in a particular fashion are captured and presented.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Acari
• mite
• predatory mite
• anystid mite
• Anystidae
• mouth cleaning behavior

[vikram5511]

Dear Friend,

Thanks for your comments. I agree with you that it is possible what you are saying. But my thought was that if the mite was trying to clean its leg, why would it not clean one leg with the other leg or with its body as done in many insects. I did look it closely and saw mouthparts being cleaned. It would be nice if you repeat the experiment and confirm or deny my finding. - Vikram

[mites2011]

I am also inviting you to see mine as i start to make video from my work after I have learned from you in the last international conference of acarology

[vikram5511]

@mites2011 - Dear Friend, I just saw both your videos. Good job. - Vikram Prasad

[Salebtuber]

Nice video, interesting behaviour. Could it not be that the mite is cleaning it's legs with it's moutparts? (It uses leg after leg).

[mites2011]

thanks very much professor Vikram for uploading this nice and useful video