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Video of fighter bulb mite male (Rhizoglyphus robini) feeding off living (or at least moving) female
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posted on 2019-04-01, 13:47 authored by Tom van den BeukenTom van den Beuken, Isabel SmallegangeIsabel SmallegangeAdult fighter male Rhizolgyphus robini (right-top, shown laterally, gnathosoma (‘head’) facing the bottom of the screen) feeding off a conspecific adult female (left-bottom, shown ventrally, gnathosoma facing left). Note that the female still shows signs of life while being fed on by the male.