Tarsonemus Mite Male
Transmitted Oblique Illumination

This specimen was found on a tapelift from a home in Cleveland, Ohio. there was a very significant
population of these mites in this home.

The male can be distinguished from the female by its very large, grasping, fourth pair of legs.
These are visible in this photograph directed straight back from the mite and arcing together
behind the mite in the upper part of the image. The head of the mite is facing down to the left.